Time Period: 1806-1872

Timeline

  • Duchy of Anhalt - Lines: Anhalt-Bernburg (until 1863), Anhalt-Dessau (until 1863), Anhalt-Köthen (until 1847):
    - 1806-1829: Accounting in a Thaler at 13⅔ pieces to the Cologne mark 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 lines)
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler (Vereinstaler) area (both lines).
  • Grand Duchy of Baden (Markgraviate until 1806):
    - 1806-1828: Accounting in the Convention standard, gold bullion in Ducats and "Gold Guilders" at 340 pieces to the Cologne mark gold 21⅔ carats
    - Circulation of the Brabant Taler ("Kronentaler") was wide-spread
    - 1828-1821: Attempt to introduce a decimal Thaler in a bimetallic standard of 148⁄11 pieces to the Cologne mark silver 14 lots and 204 pieces to the Cologne mark gold 21⅔ carats; did not get accepted and was demoetized during 1831
    - 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 Taler ("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 in a Thaler at 13⅔ pieces to the Cologne mark 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 in a Thaler at 13⅔ pieces to the Cologne mark 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 pieces to the Cologne mark fine gold
    - Circulation of the Brabant Taler ("Kronentaler") was wide-spread
    - 01.01.1838: Joined the Munich Coinage Convention (both lines)
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention (both lines)
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Gulden (Vereinsgulden) area (both lines).
  • Landgraviate ("Electorate") of Hessen-Kassel (until 1866, the desgnation "Electorate" remained current after the end of the Holy Roman Empire):
    - 1806-1819: Accounting in a Thaler at 141⁄6 pieces to the Cologne mark fine silver; real silver coins in the Convention standard, gold bullion in (Prussian) Pistols
    - ?.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 Taler ("Kronentaler") was wide-spread
    - 01.01.1838: Did not join the Munich Coinage Convention (both lines)
    - 01.01.1839: Did not join the Dresden Coinage Convention (both lines).
  • Principality of Lippe:
    - 1806-1840: Accounting in a Thaler at 13⅔ pieces to the Cologne mark 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 Taler ("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 in a Gold Thaler at 19911⁄36 pieces to the Cologne mark gold 21½ carats (525⁄36 Thalers = 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: Accounting in a Thaler at 14 pieces to the Cologne mark fine silver; gold bullion in Pistols at 35 pieces to the Cologne mark gold 21⅔ carats
    - 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 in a Thaler at 13⅔ pieces to the Cologne mark fine silver (secondary accounting units at 15 or 147⁄12 pieces to the Cologne mark fine silver also existed)
    - 01.01.1839: Joined the Dresden Coinage Convention (all four lines)
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention for the Thaler (Vereinstaler) area (both 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 in a Thaler at 13⅔ pieces to the Cologne mark 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 lines)
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention (all three 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 in a Thaler at 13⅔ pieces to the Cologne mark 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 in a Thaler at 13⅔ pieces to the Cologne mark 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 in a Thaler at 132⁄3 pieces to the Cologne mark 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 in a Thaler at 13⅔ pieces to the Cologne mark fine silver
    - Circulation of the Brabant Taler ("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 lines)
    - 01.05.1857: Joined the Vienna Coinage Convention (all three 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: Accounting in a Thaler at 132⁄3 pieces to the Cologne mark 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 pieces to the Cologne mark gold 21½ carats
    - Circulation of the Brabant Taler ("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.