The Frank was the currency of the

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canton of Solothurn between 1798 and 1850. It was subdivided into 10 ''Batzen'', each of 4 ''Kreuzer'' or 10 ''Rappen''. 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. The Helvetian Republic ceased issuing coins in 1803. Solothurn issued coins between 1805 and 1830. In 1850, the Swiss franc was introduced, with 1 Solothurn Frank = 1.4597 Swiss francs.

Coins

Billon coins were issued in denominations of 1, and 5 Rappen, and 1 Batzen, with silver coins for 5 Batzen, 1 and 4 Franken, and gold 8, 16 and 32 Franken. The Rappen was also denominated as 1 Kreuzer.

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Modern obsolete currencies Currencies of Switzerland 1805 establishments in Switzerland 1850 disestablishments in Switzerland Canton of Solothurn {{Money-unit-stub