Conventionsthaler
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The Conventionstaler was a standard silver coin of the Holy Roman Empire. It was introduced in 1754 and contained one tenth of a Cologne mark of silver (~23.39 grams).
The Conventionstaler was used as a standard in most of the Empire, with a variety of subdivisions being used, including the Reichsthaler, Austro-Hungarian Gulden, South German Gulden, Groschen, Pfennig and Heller. The Conventionstaler replaced as standard the Kronenthaler which contained one ninth of a mark.
During the early 19th century, the Conventionstaler was superseded by a Thaler containing one fourteenth of a Cologne mark of silver, based on the Prussian Thaler
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Defunct | Austrian Netherlands kronenthaler · Baden Thaler · Conventionsthaler · Danzig Thaler · Hesse-Kassel Vereinsthaler · Hesse-Kassel Thaler · Hannovarian Vereinsthaler · Hannovarian Thaler · Kronenthaler · Maria Theresa thaler · Mecklenburg Thaler · Mecklenburg vereinsthaler · Prussian Vereinsthaler · Reichsthaler · Saxon Thaler · Vereinsthaler · Westphalian Thaler |
See also | Dollar |