Time Period: 1806-1872

Timeline

  • Duchy of Anhalt - Lines: Anhalt-Bernburg (until 1863), Anhalt-Dessau (until 1863), Anhalt-Köthen (until 1847):
    - 1806-1829: Accounting at a rate of 13⅔ Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver; real silver coins in the Convention standard, gold bullion in Ducats.
    - 1829-1871: Adoption of the Northern German (Prussian) standard
    - 01.01.1839: Did not join the Dresden Coinage Convention but adopted its standards effective 01.01.1841 (all three dynastic lines)
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area (both dynastic lines).
  • Grand Duchy of Baden (Margraviate until 1806):
    - 1806-1828: Accounting in the Convention standard, gold bullion in Ducats and "Gold Guilders" (rated at 340 Guilders to the Cologne mark of 21⅔-carats gold); circulation of the Brabant Thaler ("Kronentaler") was wide-spread.
    - 1828-1821: Attempt to introduce a decimal Thaler in a bimetallic standard of 148⁄11 Thalers to the Cologne mark of 14-lots silver and 204 Thaler to the Cologne mark of 21⅔-carats gold (demonetized during 1831 due to rejection by the public).
    - 01.01.1838: Joined the Munich Coinage Convention
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Gulden ("Vereinsgulden") area.
  • Kingdom of Bavaria (Electorate and Duchy until 1806):
    - 1806-1837: Accounting in the Convention standard, gold bullion in Ducats (partly made from local river gold); circulation of the Brabant Thaler ("Kronentaler") was wide-spread.
    - 01.01.1838: Joined the Munich Coinage Convention
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Gulden ("Vereinsgulden") area.
  • Duchy of Brunswick (after 1866, Brunswick-Lüneburg):
    - 1806-1834: Accounting at a rate of 13⅔ Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver; real silver coins in the Convention standard, gold bullion in Ducats and (Prussian) Pistols.
    - 01.01.1835: Adoption of the Northern German (Prussian) standard
    - 01.01.1839: Did not join the Dresden Coinage Convention but adopted its standards effective 01.01.1841
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area.
  • Free City of Frankfurt (until 1866):
    - 1806-1837: Accounting in the Convention standard, gold bullion in Ducats.
    - 01.01.1838: Joined the Munich Coinage Convention
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention.
  • Kingdom of Hannover (until 1866):
    - 1806-1834: Accounting at a rate of 13⅔ Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver; real silver coins in the 1737 Leipzig standard, gold bullion in (Prussian) Pistols.
    - 01.01.1839: Did not join the Dresden Coinage Convention but adopted its standards effective 01.01.1841
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area.
  • Grand Duchy of Hessen - Lines: Hessen-Darmstadt (until 1866), Hessen-Homburg (until 1866):
    - 1806-1837: Accounting in the Convention standard, gold bullion in Ducats and "Gold Guilders" at 385 Guilders to the Cologne mark of fine gold; circulation of the Brabant Thaler ("Kronentaler") was wide-spread.
    - 01.01.1838: Joined the Munich Coinage Convention (both dynastic lines)
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention (both dynastic lines)
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Gulden ("Vereinsgulden") area (both dynastic lines).
  • Landgraviate ("Electorate") of Hessen-Kassel (until 1866, the designation "Electorate" remained current after the end of the Holy Roman Empire):
    - 1806-1819: Accounting at a rate of 14⅙ Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver; real silver coins in the Convention standard, gold bullion in (Prussian) Pistols.
    - around 1819: Adoption of the Northern German (Prussian) standard
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area.
  • Principality of Hohenzollern (until 1850) - Lines: Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen:
    - 1806-1837: Accounting in the Convention standard; circulation of the Brabant Thaler ("Kronentaler") was wide-spread.
    - 01.01.1838: Did not join the Munich Coinage Convention (both dynastic lines)
    - 01.01.1839: Did not join the Dresden Coinage Convention (both dynastic lines).
  • Principality of Lippe:
    - 1806-1840: Accounting at a rate of 13⅔ Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver; real silver coins in the Convention standard.
    - 01.01.1839: Did not join the Dresden Coinage Convention but adopted its standards effective 01.01.1841
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area.
  • Duchy of Nassau (until 1866):
    - 1806-1837: Accounting in the Convention standard; circulation of the Brabant Thaler ("Kronentaler") was wide-spread.
    - 01.01.1838: Joined the Munich Coinage Convention
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Gulden ("Vereinsgulden") area.
  • Grand Duchy of Oldenburg:
    - 1815-1846: Accounting at a rate of 19911⁄36 Gold Thalers to the Cologne mark of 21½-carats gold (525⁄36 Gold Thalers = 1 Prussian Pistol).
    - 01.01.1839: Did not join the Dresden Coinage Convention but adopted its standards effective 01.10.1846
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area.
  • Kingdom of Prussia:
    - 1750-1857: at a rate of 14 Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver; gold bullion in "Pistols" at 35 Pistols to the Cologne mark of 21⅔-carats gold.
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area.
  • Principality of Reuss - Lines: Reuss Älterer Linie, Reuss Jüngerer Line (until 1848 in sub-lines: Reuss-Ebersdorf, Reuss-Lobenstein, Reuss-Schleiz):
    - 1806-1840: Accounting at a rate of 13⅔ Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver (with co-existing local accounting at 15 or 147⁄12 Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver).
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention (all four dynastic lines)
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area (both dynastic lines).
  • Duchy of Saxe - (Ernestine) Lines 1735-1826: Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld, Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg, Sachsen-Hildburghausen, Sachsen-Meiningen - (Ernestine) Lines 1826-1918: Sachsen-Altenburg, Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Sachsen-Meiningen:
    - 1806-1840: Accounting at a rate of 13⅔ Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver.
    - 01.01.1838: Saxe-Coburg (without Gotha) and Saxe-Meiningen joined the Munich Coinage Convention
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention (all three dynastic lines)
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention (all three dynastic lines): Saxe-Altenburg and Saxe-Gotha for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area, Saxe-Coburg (without Gotha) and Saxe-Meiningen for the Gulden ("Vereinsgulden") area.
  • Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar:
    - 1806-1840: Accounting at a rate of 13⅔ Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver.
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area.
  • Kingdom of Saxony:
    - 1806-1840: Accounting at a rate of 13⅔ Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver; gold bullion in Ducats and (Prussian) Pistols.
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area.
  • Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe:
    - 1806-1840: Accounting at a rate of 13⅔ Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver; real silver coins in the Convention standard, gold bullion in (Prussian) Pistols.
    - 01.01.1839: Did not join the Dresden Coinage Convention but adopted its standards effective 01.01.1841
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area.
  • Principality of Schwarzburg - Lines Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (subdivided into Oberherrschaft, Unterherrschaft), Schwarzburg-Sondershausen:
    - 1806-1840: Accounting at a rate of 13⅔ Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver; circulation of the Brabant Thaler ("Kronentaler") was wide-spread in Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt-Oberherrschaft.
    - 01.01.1838: Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt-Oberherrschaft joined the Munich Coinage Convention
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention (both dynastic lines)
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention (both dynastic lines): Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt-Unterherrschaft and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt-Oberherrschaft for the Gulden ("Vereinsgulden") area.
  • Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont:
    - 1806-1843: at a rate of 13⅔ Thalers to the Cologne mark of fine silver.
    - 01.01.1839: Did not join the Dresden Coinage Convention but adopted its standards effective ??.??.1843
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler ("Vereinstaler") area.
  • Kingdom of Württemberg (Duchy until 1806):
    - 1806-1828: Accounting in the Convention standard, gold bullion in Ducats and "Gold Guilders" at 350 Guilders to the Cologne mark of 21½-carats gold; circulation of the Brabant Thaler ("Kronentaler") was wide-spread.
    - 01.01.1838: Joined the Munich Coinage Convention
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Gulden ("Vereinsgulden") area.

  • Lauenburg and Schleswig-Holstein were in the Danish currency area until 1866 and were absorbed into Prussia afterwards. The Danish currency was demonetized per ordinance of 24.08.1867 at a rate of 1 Danish Thaler = 30 Schleswig-Holstein Shillings = 2 Northern German Thalers; effective 31.12.1867.
  • Limburg and Luxemburg were in the currency area of the Netherlands until 1866 and left the German Confederation afterwards.