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10 Batzen
| Issuer | Helvetic Republic (1798-1803) |
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| Year | 1798-1801 |
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| Value | 10 Batzen (1.0) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Helvetic Republic was a French-imposed sister republic that abolished Switzerland's centuries-old cantonal coinage system overnight, replacing dozens of local currencies with a unified decimal franc. The 10 Batzen — equal to 1 franc — was among the first coins struck under this mandate, produced at Bern beginning in 1798. The transition was deeply unpopular; much of the rural population distrusted the new coinage and hoarded familiar cantonal issues instead.
The republic collapsed in 1803 when Napoleon's Act of Mediation restored cantonal sovereignty, giving this series a production window of under five years.