The Frank was the currency of the Swiss canton of Unterwalden between 1798 and 1850. It was subdivided into 10 Batzen.
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History
The Frank was the currency of the Helvetian Republic from 1798. The Helvetian Republic ceased issuing coins in 1803. Nidwalden issued coins in 1811 and Obwalden issued coins in 1812. In 1850, the Swiss franc was introduced, with 1 1⁄2 Swiss francs = 1 Unterwalden Frank.
Coins
Both half cantons issued billon coins in denominations of 1⁄2 and 1 Batzen, together with silver coins for 5 Batzen.
References
Unterwalden frank Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA