Liechtenstein franc
The Swiss franc (plural: francs; in German: Frank, plural: Franken) has been the
Liechtenstein used the
The highest number of Liechtenstein franc coins minted was the 1 franc minted in 1924; 60,000 were struck, but 45,355 of them were later melted. If the number of melted coins is excluded, the highest mintage would be the 50 franc piece minted in 1988 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reign of Prince Franz Joseph II and the 10 franc piece minted in 1990 commemorating the succession of Prince Hans-Adam II. Both number 35,000.[4]
History of early currencies used in Liechtenstein
The following denominations were issued
- 1728: 20 kreutzer, 1⁄2 thaler, 1 thaler, 1 ducat and 10 ducats
- 1758: 1⁄2 thaler, 1 thaler and 1 ducat
- 1778: 1⁄2 thaler, 1 thaler and 1 ducat
The ducats were in minted in
In 1862, under Prince Johann II, another coin was minted, a vereinsthaler, which had the same design as the previous coins and was taken out of circulation in 1893, with a value of 3.53 crowns. There was a currency reform on 26 August 1898. 1
History of the Liechtenstein franc
On 26 May 1924, there was another currency reform, the new currency had 100 rappens to the franc. This currency is still the official currency of Liechtenstein today. Prince Johann II had silver coins minted with denominations of 1⁄2 franc, 1 franc, 2 francs and 5 francs. When Franz I came to power, he did not have any more of these denominations minted, because there were enough of his predecessor's silver coins in circulation. During his rule, gold coins with denominations of 10 francs and 20 francs were minted in 1930. They depict on the obverse side the bust of the prince, now facing to the right again.
From then on, Liechtenstein francs were minted only for collection purposes, since the Swiss franc had become the main currency of Liechtenstein. In 1946 Prince Franz Josef II had two denominations of coins minted, with face values of 10 francs and 20 francs; and ten years later gold coins with face values of 25 francs, 50 francs and 100 francs. The obverse of these coins, for the first time, depicts a Liechtenstein prince with his wife. The hundredth anniversary of the
References
- ^ Währungsvertrag vom 19. Juni 1980 zwischen der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft und dem Fürstentum Liechtenstein Archived 2023-06-07 at the Wayback Machine (in German, French, and Italian)
- ^ Anniversary of the Swiss franc in Liechtenstein Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine. liechtenstein.li
- ^ See www.BanknoteWorld.com Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine for images
- ISBN 0873495934.
- ^ 5 Franken - Anton Florian 300 Year Liechtenstein Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Numista (https://en.numista.com Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved on 2020-01-05.
- ^ 10 Franken - Anton Florian 300 Year Liechtenstein Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Numista (https://en.numista.com Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved on 2020-01-05.
- ^ 10 Franken - Anton Florian 300 Year Liechtenstein Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Numista (https://en.numista.com Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved on 2020-01-05.
- ^ 25 Franken - Anton Florian 300 Year Liechtenstein Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Numista (https://en.numista.com Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved on 2020-01-05.
- ^ 100 Franken - Anton Florian 300 Year Liechtenstein Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Numista (https://en.numista.com Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved on 2020-01-05.
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Preceded by: Austrian krone and Liechtenstein krone Reason: Austrian krone was unstable |
Currency of Liechtenstein 1920 – Concurrent with: Swiss franc |
Succeeded by: Current |