Fribourg's basic currency unit was the livre (later franc or frank), divided into 10 batzen or 40 kreuzer.
The French silver écu was equivalent to 4 francs or 40 batzen.
The écu was also equivalent to 4 Franken of the Helvetic Republic, and afterwards to 4 Fribourg frank.
It was subdivided into 14 Batzen, each of 4 Kreuzer or 16 Denier.
In the late 18th century, copper 1 Denier coins were issued, together with billon Vierer (2 Denier), 1 Kreuzer and 1⁄2 Batzen, and silver 7, 14, 28 and 56 Kreuzer.