Valais thaler
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The thaler was the currency of the Swiss
canton
of Valais until 1798. It was subdivided into 40 batz, each of 4 creuzer. It was replaced by the Frank
of the Helvetian Republic in 1798.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Valais until 1798. It was subdivided into 40 batz, each of 4 creuzer. It was replaced by the Frank
Swiss franc
The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...
of the Helvetian Republic in 1798.