Basel thaler

The Thaler was the currency of the Swiss canton of Basel until 1798. It was subdivided into 30 Batzen, each of 4 Kreuzer or 8 Rappen. The currency was issued by both the Canton and Bishopric of Basel.

Coins

In the late 18th century, the Bishopric of Basel issued billon coins in denominations of ½ and 1 Batzen and silver coins for 12 and 24 Kreuzer (3 and 6 Batzen). The canton issued billon coins for ½, 1 and 3 Batzen, silver pieces of 1⁄6, ⅓, ½ and 1 Thaler, and gold Duplone and 1 and 2 Gulden.

References

• Chester L. Krause & Clifford Mishler (1991). Colin R. Bruce II (ed.). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801-1991 (18th ed. ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-150-1. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)