and Lower Saxony was as follows:—
| Reichs thaler | = 24 | gulden groschen. |
|---|---|---|
| Gulden thaler of 1559 | = 21 | " |
| Philipps thaler and gold gulden | = 30 | " |
| Ducat | = 36 | " |
Page 371 Contemporaneously (1623), the Brandenburg system was as follows:—
| Reichs thaler | = 24 | good groschen. |
|---|---|---|
| Gold gulden | = 27 | " |
| Ducat | = 38 | " |
Through the remaining period of the Thirty Years' War very little is on record with regard to the German Mint system. The closing period of the strife was marked by such complaints as to excess of depreciated small specie as had prevailed in 1620, bringing with it a further enhancement of the price of the larger silver specie. In 1665, accordingly, the three Higher Circles, Franconia, Bavaria, and Swabia met together. They found on a trial that the mark of fine silver was selling commercially at from 14 florins 15 kreutzers to 14 florins 20 kreutzers, and that it was impossible to mint the larger silver specie unless the Reichs thaler were set at 96 kreutzers. This would raise the mark