Where did this money come from?
Swiss franc
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
5 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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DocumentedQualified
The incoming line
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Predecessor1350–1386
Florentine gold-florin reckoningDocumented · Evidence periodPredecessor1400–1803
Rhenish gold-gulden reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1851–1852
Bernese–Helvetic old francDocumentedPredecessor1851–1852
Zurich gulden account unitDocumentedPredecessor1851–1852
Eastern Swiss Reichswährung guldenDocumentedThis currencyCHF
Swiss francDates, conversion terms and evidence 5 connections
Zurich gulden account unit Swiss franc
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Eastern Swiss Reichswährung gulden Swiss franc
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Bernese–Helvetic old franc Swiss franc
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Florentine gold-florin reckoning Rhenish gold-gulden reckoning
Evidence period: 1350–1386DocumentedA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Rhenish gold-gulden reckoning Zurich gulden account unit
Evidence period: 1400–1803QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.