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Art. 1 Currency unit
The Swiss currency unit is the Swiss franc. It is divided into 100 centimes.
Art. 2 Legal tender
The following payment instruments are considered to be legal tender: a. the coins issued by the Confederation; b. the banknotes issued by the Swiss National Bank; c. Swiss franc sight deposits at the Swiss National Bank.
Art. 3 Obligation to accept
1 Everyone is obliged to accept up to 100 Swiss regular issue coins in payment. Regular issue coins, commemorative coins and bullion coins are accepted at nominal value without restriction by the Swiss National Bank and the public cash offices of the Confederation. 2 Everyone must accept Swiss banknotes in payment without restriction. 3 Swiss franc sight deposits at the Swiss National Bank must be accepted in payment without restriction by any person holding an account there.