The franc was the currency of the Swisscanton of Vaud between 1798 and 1850. It was subdivided into 10 batz, each of 10 rappes. The usual price unit was the Batz. It was worth 1⁄4th the French silver écu or 6.67 g fine silver.
The Frank was the currency of the Helvetian Republic from 1798. The Helvetian Republic ceased issuing coins in 1803. Vaud issued coins between 1804 and 1834. In 1850, the Swiss franc was introduced, with an exchange rate of 1 Vaud franc = 1.4597 Swiss francs.
Coinsedit
Billon coins were issued in denominations of 1 and 2+1⁄2 rappes, 1⁄2 and 1 batz, with silver coins for 5, 10, 20 and 40 batz and 1 franc.
vaud, franc, batzcivic, coat, arms, exergue, date, 1812, soldier, with, pike, shield, exergue, valuear, franc, currency, swiss, canton, vaud, between, 1798, 1850, subdivided, into, batz, each, rappes, usual, price, unit, batz, worth, french, silver, écu, fine,. 40 batzCivic coat of arms In exergue date 1812 Soldier with pike and shield In exergue valueAR 29 43 g The franc was the currency of the Swiss canton of Vaud between 1798 and 1850 It was subdivided into 10 batz each of 10 rappes The usual price unit was the Batz It was worth 1 4 th the French silver ecu or 6 67 g fine silver Contents 1 History 2 Coins 3 References 4 External linksHistory editMain article Swiss franc Before the Helvetic Republic The Frank was the currency of the Helvetian Republic from 1798 The Helvetian Republic ceased issuing coins in 1803 Vaud issued coins between 1804 and 1834 In 1850 the Swiss franc was introduced with an exchange rate of 1 Vaud franc 1 4597 Swiss francs Coins editBillon coins were issued in denominations of 1 and 2 1 2 rappes 1 2 and 1 batz with silver coins for 5 10 20 and 40 batz and 1 franc References editKrause Chester L Clifford Mishler 1991 Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801 1991 18th ed Krause Publications ISBN 0873411501 External links edit nbsp This article about a unit of currency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vaud franc amp oldid 1022897557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
