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. It was replaced by the Frank of the Helvetian Republic in 1798. This was, in turn, replaced by the Basel Frank.

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)