The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 4.5 million francs stolen from armoured car in Bern A Swiss court on Friday revealed for the first time that an armoured truck had been robbed in Thunstetten, in the canton of Bern. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191208/45-million-francs-stolen-from-armoured-car-in-bern Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:54:59 +0100 45-million-francs-stolen-from-armoured-car-in-bern Your questions answered: the new Swiss 1,000-franc note From colour choice to controversies, here is everything you need to know about the new version of Switzerland's very valuable 1,000-franc bill. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190305/your-questions-answered-the-new-swiss-1000-franc-note Tue, 05 Mar 2019 21:18:32 +0100 your-questions-answered-the-new-swiss-1000-franc-note Man finds wallet with all its cash ten years after losing it A man who lost his wallet in Switzerland in 2007 has been reunited with it and all its cash – including a special 20 franc bill he’d kept for two decades. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171206/man-finds-wallet-with-all-its-cash-ten-years-after-losing-it Wed, 06 Dec 2017 11:53:02 +0100 man-finds-wallet-with-all-its-cash-ten-years-after-losing-it Time is running out for exchange of old Swiss banknotes As the Swiss National Bank (SNB) continues to release its new series of banknotes, time is being called on a series from 1976, which will lose its value in 2020. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170404/time-is-running-out-for-exchange-of-old-swiss-banknotes Tue, 04 Apr 2017 11:43:43 +0200 time-is-running-out-for-exchange-of-old-swiss-banknotes