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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1101063, member: 6229"]<b><font size="4">Thalers of the Pre Empire German States...</font></b></p><p> </p><p>When the German Empire came into being in 1871, 38 German States (of about 1800) still existed. When the German Empire was formed a new major currency emerged along with the new nation; the Mark. All minor coins and the silver 1 Mark were struck at government owned mints, but the 38 German States were given the right to authorize the issuing of silver coins in denominations of 2, 3, and 5 Mark plus gold coins of 10 and 20 Mark. These, too, had to be struck by a nearby government mint. The previous major currency was the Thaler, which was minted by the individual States' own mints or at neighboring German States' mints. The minor coinage of both major denominations consisted of Pfennig and multiples of Pfennigs. A few of the German States issued coins bearing the denomination <b><i>Dreiling</i></b> which translates to 3 Pfennigs. Many German States produced variable fractional Thalers of which a few German States (i.e. Prussia) referred to as Groshen and Silbergroshen. As we look at the Thaler Currencies of the German States we will visit each entity in alphabetical Order.</p><p> </p><p>We started with <b>A</b> for <b>Anhalt-Bernberg.</b> then went on to <b>Anhalt-Kothen</b> and progressed to <b>Anhalt-Dessau</b> This posting stays with the letter <b>A</b>, but to set things right in our quest of seeking out the Thaler Coinage issued by Pre German Empire German States, we need to backtrack in the <b>A</b> letter of the alphabet to Aachen whose territories are depicted on this map by the color light or pastel blue: </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Germany_location_map.svg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Germany_location_map.svg" rel="nofollow"><b>MAP OF AACHEN TERRITORY</b></a></p><p> </p><p>The following links to photos of the Thaler coinage of Aachen are courtesy of Coin Archives. Coinage will be presented in chronological order (early to later):</p><p> </p><p>This example of Aachen's Thaler coinage dates all the way back to 1491 (One year before Columbus discovered the American Continent) and is one of those Thaler fractionals denominated in Groshen. This one being Mariengroshen:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=928070&AucID=687&Lot=39&Val=41ceea39108a51fe971a9519c4c84f7c" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=928070&AucID=687&Lot=39&Val=41ceea39108a51fe971a9519c4c84f7c" rel="nofollow"><b>AACHEN 1491 MARIENGROSHEN - MAXIMILIANS II</b></a></p><p> </p><p>This Thaler Coin was issued in Aachen during 1568 under the leadership of Maximilians II:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=941947&AucID=698&Lot=4001&Val=7ba6a81a3ad23c2ccf2c6a9ac6174a50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=941947&AucID=698&Lot=4001&Val=7ba6a81a3ad23c2ccf2c6a9ac6174a50" rel="nofollow"><b>AACHEN 1568 REICHSTALER - MAXIMILIANS II</b></a></p><p> </p><p>A nice example of Aachen's Thaler coinage is this 1570 Reichstaler minted under Maximilians II leadership:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=886783&AucID=654&Lot=3417&Val=486ac6d973ad6b73febec5f97c1bed5e" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=886783&AucID=654&Lot=3417&Val=486ac6d973ad6b73febec5f97c1bed5e" rel="nofollow"><b>AACHEN 1570 REICHSTALER - MAXIMILIANS II</b></a></p><p> </p><p>No prefixes on this Taler from Aachen:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=868556&AucID=643&Lot=17&Val=2dfdbb564422d079c3036f5f9780e551" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=868556&AucID=643&Lot=17&Val=2dfdbb564422d079c3036f5f9780e551" rel="nofollow"><b>AACHEN 1570 TALER - MAXIMILIANS II</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Our next example of Aachen's Thaler production is this Guldentaler minted in 1571. It bears a denomination of 30 Kreuzer or 30 Mark and seems to have been an accepted Legal Tender coin throughout the bounderies of the Hanseatic League member states and the two German alliances as well as neighboring countries:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=868558&AucID=643&Lot=19&Val=f45a92d9fa8f1b83639ed0467a7d7594" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=868558&AucID=643&Lot=19&Val=f45a92d9fa8f1b83639ed0467a7d7594" rel="nofollow"><b>AACHEN 1571 GULDENTALER - MAXIMILIAN II</b></a></p><p> </p><p>This example of Aachen's Thaler coinage is a Reichstaler struck in 1571 under Maximilians II:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=941948&AucID=698&Lot=4002&Val=92502d15bfbf5ba86f752067c2957b9a" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=941948&AucID=698&Lot=4002&Val=92502d15bfbf5ba86f752067c2957b9a" rel="nofollow"><b>AACHEN 1571 REICHSTALER - MAXIMILIANS II</b></a></p><p> </p><p>This example of Aachen's Thaler mintages stays in the year of 1571, but isn't a Thaler multiple, a Thaler fractional, nor any other derivitive. It is an actual Thaler:</p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=871946&AucID=644&Lot=1650&Val=35a9b61851e76226d5e550f6b94173f5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=871946&AucID=644&Lot=1650&Val=35a9b61851e76226d5e550f6b94173f5" rel="nofollow"><b>AACHEN 1571 TALER - MAXIMILIANS II</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Hope you enjoyed this post</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p>To be continued..</p><p><br /></p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1101063, member: 6229"][B][SIZE=4]Thalers of the Pre Empire German States...[/SIZE][/B] When the German Empire came into being in 1871, 38 German States (of about 1800) still existed. When the German Empire was formed a new major currency emerged along with the new nation; the Mark. All minor coins and the silver 1 Mark were struck at government owned mints, but the 38 German States were given the right to authorize the issuing of silver coins in denominations of 2, 3, and 5 Mark plus gold coins of 10 and 20 Mark. These, too, had to be struck by a nearby government mint. The previous major currency was the Thaler, which was minted by the individual States' own mints or at neighboring German States' mints. The minor coinage of both major denominations consisted of Pfennig and multiples of Pfennigs. A few of the German States issued coins bearing the denomination [B][I]Dreiling[/I][/B] which translates to 3 Pfennigs. Many German States produced variable fractional Thalers of which a few German States (i.e. Prussia) referred to as Groshen and Silbergroshen. As we look at the Thaler Currencies of the German States we will visit each entity in alphabetical Order. We started with [B]A[/B] for [B]Anhalt-Bernberg.[/B] then went on to [B]Anhalt-Kothen[/B] and progressed to [B]Anhalt-Dessau[/B] This posting stays with the letter [B]A[/B], but to set things right in our quest of seeking out the Thaler Coinage issued by Pre German Empire German States, we need to backtrack in the [B]A[/B] letter of the alphabet to Aachen whose territories are depicted on this map by the color light or pastel blue: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Germany_location_map.svg"][B]MAP OF AACHEN TERRITORY[/B][/URL] The following links to photos of the Thaler coinage of Aachen are courtesy of Coin Archives. Coinage will be presented in chronological order (early to later): This example of Aachen's Thaler coinage dates all the way back to 1491 (One year before Columbus discovered the American Continent) and is one of those Thaler fractionals denominated in Groshen. This one being Mariengroshen: [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=928070&AucID=687&Lot=39&Val=41ceea39108a51fe971a9519c4c84f7c"][B]AACHEN 1491 MARIENGROSHEN - MAXIMILIANS II[/B][/URL] This Thaler Coin was issued in Aachen during 1568 under the leadership of Maximilians II: [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=941947&AucID=698&Lot=4001&Val=7ba6a81a3ad23c2ccf2c6a9ac6174a50"][B]AACHEN 1568 REICHSTALER - MAXIMILIANS II[/B][/URL] A nice example of Aachen's Thaler coinage is this 1570 Reichstaler minted under Maximilians II leadership: [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=886783&AucID=654&Lot=3417&Val=486ac6d973ad6b73febec5f97c1bed5e"][B]AACHEN 1570 REICHSTALER - MAXIMILIANS II[/B][/URL] No prefixes on this Taler from Aachen: [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=868556&AucID=643&Lot=17&Val=2dfdbb564422d079c3036f5f9780e551"][B]AACHEN 1570 TALER - MAXIMILIANS II[/B][/URL] Our next example of Aachen's Thaler production is this Guldentaler minted in 1571. It bears a denomination of 30 Kreuzer or 30 Mark and seems to have been an accepted Legal Tender coin throughout the bounderies of the Hanseatic League member states and the two German alliances as well as neighboring countries: [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=868558&AucID=643&Lot=19&Val=f45a92d9fa8f1b83639ed0467a7d7594"][B]AACHEN 1571 GULDENTALER - MAXIMILIAN II[/B][/URL] This example of Aachen's Thaler coinage is a Reichstaler struck in 1571 under Maximilians II: [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=941948&AucID=698&Lot=4002&Val=92502d15bfbf5ba86f752067c2957b9a"][B]AACHEN 1571 REICHSTALER - MAXIMILIANS II[/B][/URL] This example of Aachen's Thaler mintages stays in the year of 1571, but isn't a Thaler multiple, a Thaler fractional, nor any other derivitive. It is an actual Thaler: [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=871946&AucID=644&Lot=1650&Val=35a9b61851e76226d5e550f6b94173f5"][B]AACHEN 1571 TALER - MAXIMILIANS II[/B][/URL] Hope you enjoyed this post To be continued.. Clinker[/QUOTE]
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