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I have been asked a few times now, what a "Zweiräppler" is.
Well, in German, the Swiss Frank (Schweizer Franken) has 100 Rappen.
There used to be a 2 Rappen coin (which is now long gone, as the smallest
used coin is the 5 Rappen coin; Switzerland does not bother with single
Rappen anymore).
This 2 Rappen coin is named "Zweiräppler" in Swiss German.
So, the "Zweiräppler" is the Swiss equivalent to the "2 cents".
Max Wyss
PRODOK Engineering
Low Paper workflows, Smart documents, PDF forms
CH-8906 Bonstetten, Switzerland
