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1 Batzen / 10 Rappen
| Issuer | Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden |
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| Year | 1808-1816 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising a heraldic shield bearing a rampant bear — the traditional arms of Appenzell — rendered in fine relief. The shield is flanked by two sprays, a palm branch to the left and an olive or laurel branch to the right, tied at the base. The initials V R (standing for Vorderrhoden, i.e. Ausserrhoden) appear to either side of the wreath below the shield. The legend CANTON APPENZELL curves along the upper periphery, with the date 1808 displayed prominently in the lower exergual area below a horizontal line. |
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| Reverse lettering | JEDEM DAS SEINIGE 1 BATZEN 10 RAPPEN |
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Appenzell Ausserrhoden struck this coin under the monetary framework established after the Helvetic Republic's collapse, when Swiss cantons briefly regained the right to issue their own coinage before federal standardization ended that privilege for good in 1850. The dual denomination — Batzen and Rappen simultaneously — reflects the chaotic transitional period when both old and new accounting systems circulated in parallel, and merchants needed coins that could function in either.
Billon was the pragmatic choice for small-denomination canton coinage throughout this period: silver content low enough to keep production viable, high enough to discourage immediate melting.