Reichsthaler
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The Reichsthaler was a silver coin and monetary unit widely used in various German states and parts of the Holy Roman Empire from the early modern period until the 19th century.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joachimsthaler | 4 |
| Brandenburg thaler | 1 |
| Reichsthaler standard | 1 |
| derived from German Reichsthaler | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
monetary unit ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| category |
coins of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
obsolete currencies ⓘ silver coins ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | Reichsthaler-Groschen-Pfennig system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | from German "Reich" (empire) and "Thaler" (dollar-like large silver coin) ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Bankothaler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurantreichsthaler NERFINISHED ⓘ Speciesreichsthaler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Austrian Conventionsthaler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch rijksdaalder ⓘ Scandinavian rigsdaler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| monetaryRole | reference currency in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dollar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thaler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
German gold mark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vereinsthaler ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Imperial Coinage Ordinances
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reichsmünzordnung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdividedInto |
Groschen
ⓘ
Pfennig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInUse |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| usedAs |
trade coin
ⓘ
unit of account ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international trade
ⓘ
state finance ⓘ tax payments ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Denmark-Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ German states NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valueBasedOn | silver content ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brandenburg thaler
this entity surface form:
derived from German Reichsthaler
this entity surface form:
Joachimsthaler
this entity surface form:
Joachimsthaler
this entity surface form:
Joachimsthaler
this entity surface form:
Joachimsthaler
this entity surface form:
Reichsthaler standard