At the current rate 1 Swiss franc is about $1.029
The Swiss franc (or Frank) was modelled on the French Franc. In those day, the value of a currency was determined by the amount of gold it contained. In 1848, the Swiss Confederation decided to issue a coin with the same gold content as the French Franc, and called it the franc.
Which currency? In march 2010, 1 Swiss franc was about 27 Russian rubles.
What you have is a Swiss Franc, it contains no precious metal value but is worth a bit more than $1 in currency exchange.
"Franc price" refers to the cost of an item expressed in the currency of Switzerland, which is the Swiss franc. It is used to denote the value or price of something in terms of Swiss francs.
The value of one British pound is less than the value of one Swiss franc. One Swiss franc is equal to 0.66 British pounds.
5 centimes
The value of a 1949 Helvetia Swiss 20 Franc depends on its condition. You would fetch anywhere between 255 and 429 US dollars.
not much... about 2$
Australia has never used the Franc as a unit of currency.
current note - 50 CHF
If a dollar is worth 3 Swiss francs today and 10 Swiss francs tomorrow, than the dollar is appreciating (that is, increasing in value - it is worth more Swiss francs than before) and the Swiss franc is depreciating (that is, reducing in value - it used to be worth 1/3 of a dollar, and now it is only worth 1/10 of a dollar).
A franc is a type of German currency that is no longer in use. The value of one franc, in US dollars, is probably about one dollar. They are not very valuable.