The Liechtenstein frank (plural: Franken) is a specialized version of the Swiss franc used in Liechtenstein since 1921. The Swiss franc is legal tender in the country, due to Liechtenstein being in a customs and monetary union with Switzerland. The 1980 treaty between both nations allows Liechtenstein to produce coins, but not to produce banknotes.
Prior to using the frank, Liechtenstein used the Austro-Hungarian krone and heller until 1921, and switched to using the Swiss franc due to the krone's instability. No banknotes of the Liechtenstein frank have been issued.
Coins[]
Coins from Liechtenstein are so rare that they do not actually circulate. Most of the coins use the same amounts of precious metals of coins of the Swiss franc, with exceptions of newer coins from the 1980s and 1990s.
The coin with the highest mintage was the 1 frank coin of 1924; 60,000 were struck, but 45,355 were smelted. If the number of melted coins is excluded from the mintage, the highest mintage would belong to the 50 frank coin of 1988, commemorating 50 years of Franz Joseph II and the 10 frank coin of 1990 commemorating the succession of Hans-Adam II as the Prince of Liechtenstein in 1990. Both of these coins had mintages of 35,000 coins.
References[]
| Liechtenstein frank | |
|---|---|
| Coins | ½ fr • 1 fr • 2 fr • 5 fr • 10 fr • 20 fr • 25 fr • 50 fr • 100 fr |
| Baknotes | |
| Miscellaneous | 10 taler • National Bank of Liechtenstein |
| Swiss franc | |
|---|---|
| Banknotes | 5 CHF • 10 CHF • 20 CHF • 40 CHF • 50 CHF • 100 CHF • 200 CHF • 500 CHF • 1000 CHF |
| Coins | 1 rappen (HR) • 2 rappen • 5 rappen • 10 rappen • 20 rappen • ½ batzen • 1 batzen • 5 batzen • 10 batzen • 20 batzen • ½ CHF • 1 CHF • 2 CHF • 40 batzen • 4 CHF • 5 CHF • 10 CHF • 16 CHF • 20 CHF • 25 CHF • 32 CHF • 50 CHF • 100 CHF • 200 CHF • 250 CHF • 500 CHF • 1000 CHF
1⁄10 unze • ¼ unze • ½ unze • 1 unze • 5 unze • 12 unze • ₠1 • ₠5 • 1 ceros • 2 ceros • 5 ceros • 10 ceros • 20 ceros • 50 ceros • 1 europ • 2 europ • 5 europ • 1 silbertaler • 20 rond |
| Miscellaneous | Bern Mint • Basel Mint • Liechtenstein frank • Orell Füssli Arts Graphiques SA • Solothurn Mint • Swiss National Bank • Swissmint |