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| Civic coat of arms. In exergue date (1812) | Soldier with pike and shield. In exergue value |
| AR (29.43 g) | |
Thefranc was the currency of theSwisscanton ofVaud between 1798 and 1850. It was subdivided into 10batz, each of 10rappes. The usual price unit was the Batz. It was worth1⁄4th the Frenchsilver écu or 6.67 g fine silver.
TheFrank was the currency of theHelvetian Republic from 1798. The Helvetian Republic ceased issuing coins in 1803. Vaud issued coins between 1804 and 1834. In 1850, theSwiss franc was introduced, with an exchange rate of 1 Vaud franc = 1.4597Swiss francs.
Billon coins were issued in denominations of 1 and2+1⁄2 rappes,1⁄2 and 1 batz, with silver coins for 5, 10, 20 and 40 batz and 1 franc.
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