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Switzerland’s Voters Are About to Put Cash in the Constitution

A five Swiss franc coin on Swiss franc banknotes.Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg

The Swiss may be about to reaffirm their fondness for cash with a vote that would give the francs in their wallets a place in the constitution.

Polls show that a plebiscite on Sunday sparked by campaigners seeking to legally enshrine the availability of physical money will probably win enough backing to pass in some form, in a result that would contrast with consumers’ increasing enthusiasm for digital transactions.