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SWITZERLAND
The currency unit of Switzerland is the Franc, which is
issued in note form of the following denominations :
5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 Franc notes.
In coins there are 50 centimes and 1, 2, and 5 Franc pieces which are of a silver alloy.
Sub-divisions of the Franc are in nickel coins, 5, 10 and 20 centimes, and in copper coins 1 and 2 centimes. There are 100 centimes to the Franc.

SPAIN
The currency unit of Spain is the Peseta, which is issued in note form in the following values :
5, 25, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 Peseta notes.
There are also 1 and 5 Peseta coins made of a white alloy.
In coins there are also 5, 10, 25 and 50 centimos made of a white alloy. A centimo is 100th part of 1 Peseta.

AUSTRIA
The currency unit of Austria is the Schilling, which is issued in note form of the following denominations :
10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 Schilling notes.
There are also Schilling coins made of a light alloy and the values are 1, 2 and 5 schillings. There is also a silver 25 Schilling coin.
The sub-division of the Schilling is the Groschen (insert " over o) of which there are 100 to a Schilling.
The Groschen (Insert " over o) coins are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50, and are made of a light alloy. There is also a larger Groschen (Insert " over o) coin of a heavier alloy.

U.S.A.
The currency unit of the United States of America is the Dollar, sub divisions of which are cents, one hundred to the Dollar ($).
Silver coins are issued for 10 cents ( a dime), a quarter, a half and one dollar. 1 and 5 cents are of nickel or bronze.
Notes are issued for 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 $.

Information regarding exchange rates and the obtaining of currency can be found at any bank in any country.

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