Geneva thaler
The Geneva thaler was a coin equivalent to the French silver écu,[1][2] containing 26.67 g fine silver and valued at 123⁄4 florins, which was issued by Geneva 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 31⁄2 florins (each of 20 sols or 240 deniers, courant).[2] 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 France and the French franc was used. The florin & livre were replaced in 1839 by the Geneva franc, and after 1848 by the Swiss franc.
Coins[]
In the late 18th century, billon coins were issued in denominations of 6 and 9 deniers, 1, 1+1⁄2, 3 and 6 sols, together with silver 15 sols, 1⁄2 and 1 thaler and gold 1 and 3 pistole. The 1⁄2 thaler were coined as "VI FLORINS IVS VID", whilst the 1 thaler were coined "XII FLORINS IX SOLS".
References[]
- Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (1991). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801–1991 (18th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0873411501.
External links[]
- ^ "12 Florins, 9 Sols, Geneva".
- ^ a b "p xxvii. ecu francais de 6 livres = 12 florins 7 sous. Geneva accounts in livres, sous & deniers currency; or in florins, sous & deniers petty money. https://books.google.fr/books?id=MV0OAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR27#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Thaler
- Currency stubs
- Modern obsolete currencies
- Currencies of Switzerland