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1 day ago · The livre of Bern and most western Swiss cantons like Basel, Aargau, Fribourg, Vaud, Valais, Lausanne, Neuchâtel and Solothurn originated from the French livre tournois. The livre was divided into 20 sols, 10 batzen or 40 kreuzer. After 1690, 30 Bern batzen equated to either a German Reichsthaler (25.984 g fine silver) worth 2 gulden or 120 ...
- Banknotes of The Swiss Franc
The ninth series of the Swiss franc, currently in...
- Coins of The Swiss Franc
History Konkordatsbatzen (Vaud 1829). The name Swiss franc...
- Banknotes of The Swiss Franc
2 days ago · Figures cited in the following section are given in livre tournois, the standard "money of account" used in the period. Comparisons with modern figures are extremely difficult; food items were comparatively cheap, but luxury goods and fabrics were very expensive.
May 20, 2024 · This legal document attributed to Rais an annual income of 50,000 livres tournois, of which around 30,000 came from his estates and almost 20,000 from his office as Marshal of France.
1 day ago · L'ancien journaliste sportif, Tom Lapointe, a procédé au lancement de son autobiographie. L'ouvrage intitulé, "Mes mille et une vies" raconte la descente aux enfers qu'il a vécu. Dans un style ...
May 20, 2024 · The Pope also confirmed the treaty concluded by Charles and Maria of Antioch on 18 March which transferred her claims to Jerusalem to Charles for 1,000 bezants and a pension of 4,000 livres tournois. Statue by Arnolfo di Cambio c. 1277. Charles appointed Roger of San Severino to administer the Kingdom of Jerusalem as his bailiff.
2 days ago · Le château de Chenonceau est un château de la Loire situé en Touraine, sur la commune de Chenonceaux, dans le département d' Indre-et-Loire en région Centre-Val de Loire . Chenonceau avec sa célèbre galerie à deux étages qui domine le Cher est l'un des fleurons de l'architecture du Val de Loire.
5 days ago · (Prior to the French franc, the French livre was the national currency of France. There is a long history of other French currencies, including the livre tournois and French coins such as the gold louis and the silver écu.)
