Unterwalden frank
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The Frank was the currency of the Swiss canton of Unterwalden between 1798 and 1850. It was subdivided into 10 Batzen.
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[edit] History
The Frank was the currency of the Helvetian Republic from 1798. The Helvetian Republic ceased issuing coins in 1803. Nidwalden issued coins in 1811 and Obwalden issued coins in 1812. In 1850, the Swiss franc was introduced, with 1½ Swiss francs = 1 Unterwalden Frank.
[edit] Coins
Both half cantons issued billon coins in denominations of ½ and 1 Batzen, together with silver coins for 5 Batzen.
[edit] References
- Krause, Chester L. and Clifford Mishler (1991). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801-1991, 18th ed., Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-150-1.
[edit] External links
- The Global History of Currencies - Switzerland
- Global Financial Data currency histories table (
Microsoft Excel format)
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