Berne thaler

Thaler. 1798.

French ecu stamped 40 BZ (batzen) for use in Bern

Main article: Swiss franc § Before the Helvetic Republic

The Berne Thaler was a coin equivalent to the French silver écu (German: laubthaler) issued by the Swiss Canton of Bern. It contained 26.67 g fine silver and was valued at 4 livres.

The currency of Bern was the livre (later, franc or frank), divided into 10 batzen or 40 kreuzer.

The laubthaler or écu was also equivalent to 4 franken of the Helvetic Republic, and afterwards to 4 Berne franken and 4 Vaud francs.

Coins

In the late 18th century, billon coins were issued in denominations of 1⁄2 and 1 Kreuzer, 1⁄2 and 1 Batzen, together with silver 10 and 20 Kreuzer, 1⁄4, 1⁄2 and 1 Thaler, and gold 1⁄2, 1 and 2 Duplone. The 1⁄2 Kreuzer coins were inscribed as 1 Vierer. Additionally, French écus were counterstamped '40 BZ' (40 batzen) in Bern for local use.[1]

References

1. "40 Batzens, Bern".

• Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (1991). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801–1991 (18th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0873411501.