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The Frank was the currency of the Swiss canton of Luzern between 1798 and 1850. It was subdivided into 10 ''Batzen'', each of 10 ''Rappen'' or 20 ''Angster''. It was worth th the French silver ''écu'' or 6.67 g fine silver.
The
The Frank was the currency of the Swiss canton of Luzern between 1798 and 1850. It was subdivided into 10 ''Batzen'', each of 10 ''Rappen'' or 20 ''Angster''. It was worth th the French silver ''écu'' or 6.67 g fine silver.
The Frank
Frank or Franks may refer to:
People
* Frank (given name)
* Frank (surname)
* Franks (surname)
* Franks, a medieval Germanic people
* Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang
Curr ...
was the currency of the Helvetic Republic from 1798, replacing the Gulden in Luzern. The Helvetian Republic ceased issuing coins in 1803 and Luzern once again issued coins its own coins, from 1803 to 1846.
Copper coins were issued in denominations of 1 Angster and 1 Rappen, together with billon and 1 Batzen, silver , 5 and 10 Batzen and 4 Franken and gold 10 and 20 Franken.
In 1850, the Swiss franc was introduced, with 1 Luzern Frank = 1.4597 Swiss francs.
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{{Money-unit-stub Modern obsolete currencies Currencies of Switzerland 1803 establishments in Switzerland 1850 disestablishments in Switzerland Canton of Lucerne