The Basel frank ( German ''Franken'', French ''franc'') was the currency of the

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canton of

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between 1798 and 1850. It was worth th the French silver ''écu'' or 6.67 g fine silver.

History

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

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. 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

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was introduced, with 1 Basel Frank = 1.4597

Coins

Bullion coins were issued in denominations of 1, 2 and 5 Rappen, and 1 Batzen, with silver coins for 3 and 5 Batzen. All bore the arms of the canton.

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