Solothurn thaler
{{Short description|Currency of the Swiss canton of Solothurn}}
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| caption_left = RESPUBLICA SOLODORENSIS, crowned coat-of-arms
| caption_right = S URSUS MART 1789, military Saint Ursus standing facing, holding banner.
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| footer = AV - 1,92 g
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The Solothurn Thaler was a coin equivalent to the French silver écu issued by the Swiss canton of Solothurn until 1798. It contained 26.67 g fine silver and was valued at 4 livres.
The currency of Solothurn was the livre (later franc or frank), divided into 10 batzen or 40 kreuzer.
The écu was also equivalent to 4 Franken of the Helvetic Republic, and afterwards to 4 Solothurn franken.
Coins
In the late 18th century, billon coins were issued in denominations of 1 Vierer, 1, 2 and 4 Kreuzer, together with silver 10 and 20 Kreuzer, 10 and 20 Batzen, and gold {{frac|4}}, {{frac|2}}, 1 and 2 Duplone.
References
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