The Frank was the currency of the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen between 1798 and 1850. It was subdivided into 10 ''Batzen'', each of 4 ''Kreuzer''. It was worth th the French Écu#Silver écu of 1726, silver ''écu'' or 6.67 g fine silver.

History

The Swiss franc#History, Frank was the currency of the Helvetian Republic from 1798, replacing the Schaffhausen thaler, Thaler in Schaffhausen. The Helvetian Republic ceased issuing coins in 1803. Schaffhausen issued coins between 1808 and 1809. In 1850, the Swiss franc was introduced, with 1 Schaffhausen Frank = 1.4597 Swiss francs.

Coins

Billon coins were issued in denominations of 1 Kreuzer, and 1 Batzen.

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Modern obsolete currencies Currencies of Switzerland 1800s establishments in Switzerland 1850 disestablishments in Switzerland {{Money-unit-stub