The Frank was the currency of the Switzerland 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
.
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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