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The North German thaler was a currency used by several states of Northern Germany from 1690 to 1873, first under the Holy Roman Empire, ...
From 1754, many German states used the Conventionsthaler as well as a lower-valued North German thaler or Reichsthaler worth 3 ⁄ 4 the Conventionsthaler. From 1840 the various North German thalers converged to the value of the Prussian thaler and afterwards the Vereinsthaler. The corresponding English silver coin of the period was the crown.
The Leipzig standard defined the North German thaler currency unit at 3 ⁄ 4 the Reichsthaler specie of 25.984 g, or 19.488 g fine silver. In contrast, in 1741 the gold Friedrich d'or pistole of 6.05 g fine gold was issued for 5 thalers. This resulted in a cheaper Thaler Gold worth 1.21 g fine gold or 1.21 × 14.5 = 17.545 g fine silver.
The North German thaler was the currency of the Landgravate, then Electorate of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) until 1858. Until 1807, the Thaler was subdivided into 32 Albus, each of 12 Heller. It was worth 3 ⁄ 4 th a Conventionsthaler from 1754 to 1841. Between 1807 and 1813, the Westphalian Thaler and Westphalian Frank circulated in Hesse ...
The Zinnaische currency standard of 1667 was the first to define the North German thaler, de jure, as a currency unit worth less than the Reichsthaler specie. The succeeding Leipzig standard of 1690 then became the prevailing thaler and gulden currencies throughout the Holy Roman Empire. A summary of the thaler standards, in brief: [1] [8]
Prussia's currency was unified in 1821, with the Thaler subdivided into 30 Silbergroschen, each of 12 Pfennige. While the predominant North German thaler used in other North German states from 1750 to 1840 was issued 13 1 ⁄ 3 to a Mark and appeared in denominations of 2 ⁄ 3 and 1 1 ⁄ 3 thalers, the Prussian thaler was issued 14 to a Mark ...
The North German thaler was the currency of the Electorate and Kingdom of Saxony until 1857. Between 1754 and 1841, it was equal to three quarters of a Conventionsthaler and was subdivided into 24 Groschen, each of 12 Pfennig.
The Thaler was the currency of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen until 1873, when Germany adopted the gold mark (ℳ). It was divided into 72 Grote , each of 5 Schwaren . While initially identical to the North German thaler before the 1750s, it was the only currency to maintain the gold standard of 5 thalers to a Friedrich d'or pistole from the ...