SNB Hauptgebäude an der Bundesplatz 1 in Bern
SNB Hauptgebäude an der Bundesplatz 1 in Bern

Welcome. Grüezi. Bonjour. Buongiorno. Allegra.

SNB policy rate
1.75%
SARON
1.70%
Confed. yield
0.764%
EUR / CHF
0.9636
USD / CHF
0.8840
100 JPY / CHF
0.5925
GBP / CHF
1.1260

Exchanging banknotes

Do you have old banknotes from the sixth or eighth series that you would like to exchange?

Time schedule

Use iCalendar to display the SNB website calendar entries in your own calendar in real time.

Payment with a 10-franc note

Payment transactions

Payment Methods Survey of Companies in Switzerland

What payment methods do companies accept and use? In spring 2023, the SNB looked into these and other questions.

The ‘Salon bleu’, one of the meeting rooms at the Berne head office

Monetary policy

The monetary policy strategy

The SNB conducts Switzerland’s monetary policy as an independent central bank. Find relevant information here.

Hybrid meeting in Berne

The SNB as an employer

Working at the SNB – what’s it like?

Modern working environments with attractive conditions: Learn all about the SNB as an employer here.

Print and production of banknotes

Banknotes and coins

Cash supply and distribution

The SNB is entrusted with the note-issuing privilege. It supplies the Swiss economy with banknotes commensurate with demand for payment purposes. It is also charged by the Confederation with the task of coin distribution.

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