The gulden was the currency of the
Swiss canton
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the Federated state, member states of the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. The nucleus of the Swiss Confederacy in the form of the first three confederate allies used to be referred to as the . Two important ...
of
Luzern
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
until 1798. It was subdivided into 40 ''schilling'', each of 3 ''rappen'' or 6 ''angster''. Coins were also issued denominated in ''kreuzer'' and ''batzen''. The French
silver ''écu'' was equivalent to 3 ''gulden''.
The French écu was also equivalent to 4 Franken of the Helvetic Republic, and afterwards to 4
Luzern franken.
Coins
In the late 18th century, copper coins were issued for 1 angster and 1 rappen, together with
billon 1 schilling, and 1 batzen. Silver coins were issued in denominations of 5 and 10 schilling, 20 and 40 kreuzer, and 20 and 40 batzen.
References
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Modern obsolete currencies
Currencies of Switzerland
1798 disestablishments
Canton of Lucerne
Guilder
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