A five-franc coin is being auctioned in Geneva later today – and it could fetch as much as CHF 200,000. The coin was minted in 1886 and is made of silver – as was the norm then.
But it’s not the silver that makes it valuable - but that it is one of the last to be minted in the precious metal.
In fact, there are only 5 – and experts know exactly where they are. It’s not worth going through your change, just in case.
Cable car crashes to the ground, killing a woman.
A cable car crashed to the ground in central Switzerland yesterday morning and a woman died.
Dengue virus found in Basel
The Dengue virus has been detected for the first time in Switzerland, in mosquitoes found in Basel.
More vacant shops in Geneva
Vacant shopfronts are on the rise in Geneva, with commercial vacancies now at their highest level since 1994.
Men on trial for blackmailing suspected pedophile
Two men, aged in their twenties, are on trial in Fribourg for attempting to lure a suspected child molester online.
Small exception for cross border student ban
Geneva’s State Council has slightly eased rules on cross-border students, allowing children already in primary school to stay until the end of elementary education.
Swiss 'sex map' shows Bern most experimental
A new study is shedding light on our intimate habits.
