Reichsthaler

Reichsthaler ialah duit syiling Thaler piawai Empayar Rom Holy. Diasaskan pada 1566 oleh konvensyen Leipzig, ia juga merupakan nama unit akaun di Jerman utara serta duit syiling perak yang dikeluarkan oleh Prusia.

Duit syiling Reichsthaler

Konvensyen Leipzig menetapkan Reichsthaler sebagai duit syiling yang mengandungi 1/9 kandungan logam perak Mark Cologne. Negeri-negeri Jerman di dalam Empayar Rom Holy mengeluarkan Reichsthaler bersama-sama dengan duit-duit syiling yang lebih kecil, menurut apa sahaja sistem subbahagian yang mereka pilih. Pada 1754, duit syiling Conventionsthaler yang mengandungi 1/10 kandungan perak Mark Cologne menggantikan Reichsthaler sebagai duit syiling piawai.

Unit akaun Reichsthaler

At the same time as the Reichsthaler was being issued as a coin, it was also being used in much of northern Germany as a unit of account, with the unit of account being worth ¾ of the value of a Reichsthaler coin. As a unit of account, the Reichsthaler was therefore equivalent to ​¹⁄₁₂ of a Cologne mark of silver. After 1754, this unit (now ¾ of a Convenstionsthaler, ​³⁄₄₀ of a mark of silver) continued to be used, although it was more commonly referred to as simply a Thaler.

In most of the states using the Reichsthaler as a unit of account, it was subdivided into 288 Pfennig, with intermediate denominations such as the Groschen or Gutegroschen, worth 12 Pfennig (1/24 of a Reichsthaler), and the Mariengroschen, worth 8 Pfennig (1/32 of a Reichsthaler).

Reichsthaler Prusia

In 1750, Prussia adopted a Reichsthaler (also often called the thaler) containing 1/14 of a Cologne mark of silver. This standard was referred to as the "Graumannscher Fuß" after Philipp Graumann, its originator. For more information, see Prussian Thaler.

During the early 19th century, the smaller Prussian standard for the Reichsthaler replaced the larger standard in most of northern Germany. See Hannovarian Thaler, Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) Thaler, Mecklenburg Thaler and Saxon Thaler.

The Prussian standard also became part of the currency used in southern Germany following the currency union of 1837. The thaler was worth 1¾ Gulden.

These Thaler were replaced by the Vereinsthaler, of almost the same weight, in 1857.