The Reichsthaler began as a subsidiary denomination to the Conventionsthaler, introduced in the Holy Roman Empire in 1754. It was worth 3/4 of a Conventionsthaler (equivalent to 3/40 of a Cologne mark of silver) and served as the unit of account in many northern German states. In most of these states, 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). The Reichsthaler was not commonly issued as a coin, with most states issuing coins worth 1 Conventionsthaler, 2/3 Reichsthaler, 1/3 Reichsthaler and smaller. Confusingly, the Reichsthaler was often simply called the thaler. Jump to: navigation, search The Conventionstaler was a standard silver coin of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the Germanic empire. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Cologne mark was a unit of weight equivalent to 233. ... The pfennig was a small German coin valued at 1/100 of a Deutsche Mark and other German currencies with the name Mark. ... Jump to: navigation, search The groschen was a coin used in various German speaking states. ... Jump to: navigation, search Examples of German and Austrian thalers compared to a US quarter piece The Thaler was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. ...

In Prussia, the Reichsthaler (also often called the thaler) contained 1/14 of a Cologne mark of silver. In the western part of Prussia (including Brandenburg), this Reichsthaler was divided into 24 groschen. However, a currency reform of 1821 adopted a system throughout Prussia of 30 Silbergroschen to the Reichsthaler. Jump to: navigation, search The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad... Surrounding but excluding the national capital Berlin, Brandenburg is one of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Silbergroschen was a coin used in Prussia and several other states in northern Germany during the 19th century, worth one thirtieth of a Thaler. ...

During the early 19th century, the smaller Prussian standard for the Reichsthaler replaced the larger standard in most of northern Germany. The new thaler was generally divided into 30 Groschen (often called Silbergroschen or, in Saxony, Neugroschen), although some states, notably Hannover, initially retained the divisions used with the older Reichsthaler. Jump to: navigation, search With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Neugroschen was introduced in 1841 in Saxony. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ...

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. Jump to: navigation, search The Gulden originated as a gold coin (hence the name) but has been a common name for a silver or base metal coin for some centuries. ...

The Reichsthaler was replaced by the Vereinsthaler of almost the same weight in 1857. Jump to: navigation, search The Vereinsthaler (union thaler) was a standard silver coin used in most German states and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the years prior to German unification. ...