Swiss Franc

Aengrod · May 24, 2012

Swiss Parliament Examines 'Gold Franc' Currency Today
A panel of the Swiss parliament is discussing the introduction of the parallel 'Gold franc' currency.

Bloomberg has picked up on the news which was reported by Neue Luzerner Zeitung.

The Swiss parliament panel will discuss a proposal aimed at introducing a new currency, or a so-called gold franc.

Under the proposal, which will be debated in the lower house's economic panel in Bern today, one coin in gold would be worth about 5 Swiss francs ($5.30), the Swiss newspaper reported. The Swiss franc would remain the official currency, the paper said.

The proposal may lead to a wider debate about the Swiss franc and the role gold might again play to protect the Swiss franc from currency debasement.

The initiative is part of the "Healthy Currency" campaign which is being promoted by the country's biggest party the conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP).

The party is reflecting Swiss people's concerns about the Eurozone and global financial turmoil and the growing risk of inflation and seeking to reverse the government's current policy on gold which is that the Swiss franc is a fiat currency, like all modern currencies and is not backed by gold but by the promises of politicians and bankers.

Buying gold bullion coins and bars and gold certificates requires professional advice in Switzerland and some other countries and banks are the largest providers. Even the smallest gold coins can cost a few hundred francs.

One of the new gold francs, on the other hand, with a gold content of 0.1 grams, could be purchased for just 5 francs (at current prices) and would mean that gold became more widely owned by ordinary people in Switzerland and could even become a medium of exchange as is happening in Utah, Montana, Missouri, Colorado, Idaho and Indiana in the U.S where gold has become legal tender again or is set to become legal tender again.
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http://www.goldcore.com/goldcore_blog/swiss-parliament-examines-‘gold-franc’-currency-today

Aengrod · Jun 14, 2012

Update

A Swiss-parliament panel is discussing, today, the introduction of a parallel 'gold-franc' currency.

The panel will discuss a proposal aimed at introducing a new currency known as the 'gold franc'. Under the proposal, which will be debated in the lower house's economic panel in Bern, one gold coin would be worth about 5 Swiss francs ($5.30), according to published reports, which said the Swiss franc would remain the official currency.

The proposal may lead to a wider debate about the Swiss franc and the role gold might again play to protect the Swiss currency from debasement.

The initiative is part of the "Healthy Currency" campaign, which is being promoted by the country's biggest party -- the conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP).

The move appears to be a reaction to concern about the euro zone and global-financial turmoil plus a growing risk of inflation. It is also seeking to reverse the government's current policy on gold, which floats the Swiss franc as a fiat currency -- like all modern currencies -- that's not backed by gold but by the promises of politicians and bankers.

In Switzerland, buying gold bullion, coins, bars and gold certificates requires professional advice as even the smallest gold coins can cost hundreds of francs.

A single new gold franc, on the other hand -- with a gold content of 0.1 grams -- could be purchased for just 5 francs (at current prices), which would, in theory, make the metal more widely owned throughout the population. That could lead it to become a medium of exchange as is the case in several U.S. states, where gold has become legal tender.
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http://www.forexpros.com/analysis/swiss-parliament-examines-new-‘gold-franc’-123957

So 5 francs for 0.1 gram of gold. 1 oz = 31 grams = 1550 francs per oz

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