The Frank was the currency of the Swiss

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of Uri between 1798 and 1850. It was subdivided into 10 ''Batzen'', each of 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. Uri issued coins in 1811. In 1850, the Swiss franc was introduced, with 1 Uri Frank = 1.4597 Swiss francs.

Coins

Billon coins were issued in denominations of 1 Rappen, and 1 Batzen, with silver coins for 2 and 4 Batzen.

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Modern obsolete currencies Currencies of Switzerland 1810s establishments in Switzerland 1850 disestablishments in Switzerland Canton of Uri {{Money-unit-stub