The Geneva thaler was a coin equivalent to the French silver ''écu'', containing 26.67 g fine silver and valued at 12 ''florins'', which was issued by

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until 1798 (except briefly between 1794 and 1795) and between 1813 and 1839.

History

The currencies used in Geneva were the ''florin, petite monnaie'' (each of 12 ''sols'' or 144 ''deniers, petite monnaie'') and the ''livre courant'' worth 3 florins (each of 20 ''sols'' or 240 ''deniers, courant''). The florin & livre were the currencies of the Republic of Geneva except in 1794–95, when the ''genevoise'' was used, and in 1798–1813, when Geneva was annexed by

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and the

French franc The franc (; , ; currency sign, sign: F or Fr), also commonly distinguished as the (FF), was a currency of France. 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 amoun ...

was used. The florin & livre were replaced in 1839 by the Geneva franc, and after 1848 by the

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Coins

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

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