The thaler was the currency of the Geneva

Canton of Geneva

The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the French speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France. As is the case in several other Swiss cantons The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the French speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland,...

 until 1798 (except briefly between 1794 and 1795) and between 1813 and 1839. It was subdivided into 12¾ florins, each of 12 sols, with the sol divided into 12 deniers.

History

The thaler was the currency of the Republic of Geneva until 1794, when it was replaced by the genevoise

Geneva genevoise

The genevoise was the short-lived currency of Geneva between 1794 and 1795. It was subdivided into 10 decimes . The genevoise replaced and was replaced by the thaler....

. The genevoise only circulated until the next year, when the thaler was reinstated as the Republic's currency. In 1798, Geneva was annexed by France

France

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 and the French franc

French franc

The franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...

 replaced the thaler. After regaining independence from France in 1813 and joining the Swiss Confederation in 1815, the thaler was readopted as the currency of Geneva. It circulated until 1839, when it was replaced by the franc

Geneva franc

The franc was the currency of the Swiss canton of Geneva between 1839 and 1850. It was subdivided into 100 centimes.-History:The franc replaced the thaler in 1839. It was equal to the French franc. In 1850, the Swiss franc was introduced, with 1 Swiss franc = 1 Geneva franc.-Coins:Billon coins were...

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Coins

In the late 18th century, billon coins were issued in denominations of 6 and 9 deniers, 1, 1½, 3 and 6 sols, together with silver 15 sols, ½ and 1 thaler and gold 1 and 3 pistole. The ½ thaler were denominated as "VI FLORINS IV^S VI^D", whilst the 1 thaler were denominated "XII FLORINS IX^S".