# Swiss coins

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiss-coins/228314>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [February 9, 2004, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiss-coins/228314 "2004-02-09T19:43:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2004, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiss-coins/228314/1 "2004-02-09T19:43:41Z")

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In last week’s Staff Report on Switzerland, at [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhelvetians.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhelvetians.html), our own Arnold W. wrote:

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> On the 50 centime, 1 franc and 2 franc coins you can admire a majestic lady

I must protest, sir! That should be the **former** 50 centime, 1 franc and 2 franc coins. Switzerland switched over to the Euro a couple of years ago.

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiss-coins/228314/2 "2004-02-09T19:46:38Z")

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Um … oh, wait.

No it didn’t.

_gulp_  
Erm … maybe this whole thread should be deleted. :o

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**Author:** ![Merkwurdigliebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiss-coins/228314/3 "2004-02-10T01:33:14Z")

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muahahahah!!!

ahahahahahah!!!

buahahahah!!!

😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃  
NO it will never be deleted!! You’ll never live it down.  
Heheh I suppose the error you made is obvious to you now, right?  
Hint:

Switzerland isn’t part of the EU much less the European Econmic Union!!!

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiss-coins/228314/4 "2004-02-11T00:46:54Z")

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But just think how good-looking the designs on the obverse of Swiss Euros would be! They could have, like, pictures of Swiss Army knives and cuckoo clocks on them, and stuff. And Swiss chocolate, of course. And the cheese with the holes in it.