and struck at a tale of 139 1⁄2 pieces to the German pound; charge for coinage, 3 marks per pound of fine gold.
The pound of fine silver is struck into 100 marks, 9⁄10 fine. The total amount of silver coin not to exceed 10 marks per head of population. No individual need accept more than 20 marks of imperial silver coin in payments. They are accepted in any amount by the Empire and by the Federal States.
All other German coins are no longer legal tender, and have been withdrawn, with the single exception of the thaler pieces. Whatever pieces of this kind still exist are legal tender to any amount, like the imperial gold coins, each being equal to 3 marks. An Act of 20th April 1870 provides that Vereinsthalers coined