- Basel frank
The Frank (German "Franken", French "franc") was the currency of the Swiss canton of Basel between 1798 and 1850.
History
The Frank was the currency of the
Helvetian Republic from 1798, replacing the Thaler inBasel . The Helvetian Republic ceased issuing coins in 1803. Basel issued coins between 1805 and 1826, with the Frank subdivided into 10 "Batzen", each of 10 "Rappen". In 1850, theSwiss franc was introduced, with 1½ Swiss francs = 1 Basel Frank.Coins
Billon coins were issued in denominations of 1, 2 and 5 Rappen, ½ and 1 Batzen, with silver coins for 3 and 5 Batzen. All bore the arms of the canton.
References
*numis cite SCWC | date=1991
External links
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