The Frank was the currency of the Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 canton

Cantons of Switzerland

The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...

 of Basel

Basel (canton)

Basel was a canton of Switzerland that was in existence between 1501 and 1833, when it was split into the two present-day 'half-cantons' of Basel-City and Basel-Country.- Background :...

 between 1798 and 1850.

History

The Frank was the currency of the Helvetian Republic from 1798, replacing the Thaler

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...

 in Basel

Basel

Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

. 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, the Swiss franc

Swiss franc

The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

was introduced, with 1½ Swiss francs = 1 Basel Frank.

Coins

Bullion 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.