Nürnberg.
The Convention of Vienna (21st September 1753) which formally established this Austrian or Convention standard (20-gulden system), prescribed as follows:—
- Gold—
Mark of fine gold = 283 fl. 5 kr. 4 47⁄74 pf. Chief coin = Reichs ducat, 67 to the mark (Cologne mark), 23 kr. 8 grs. fine (= 67 67⁄71 to the mark of fine gold), to = 4 fl. 10 kr.; the Holland and other ducats then current in Germany being tariffed at 4 fl. 7 1⁄2 kr.
Page 375 2. Silver—
Mark of fine silver = 20 guldens for all manner of silver coins down to the groschen or 3-kreutzer piece (ratio of silver to gold 1:14 11⁄21).
The silver coins authorised were—
1. Thaler (specie or convention thaler = 2 fl.), 10 to the mark, 13 1⁄3 loth fine. 2. Gulden (or 1⁄2-specie thaler), 20 to the mark, 13 1⁄3 loth fine. 3. 30-kreutzer piece ( 1⁄2-gulden or 1⁄4-specie thaler), 40 to the mark, 13 1⁄3 loth fine. 4. 17-kreutzer piece, 70 10⁄17 to the mark, 8 2⁄3 loth fine (only for Austria). 5. 7-kreutzer piece, 171 3⁄7 to the mark, 6 13⁄18 loth fine (only for Austria). 6. 20-kreutzer piece, 60 to the mark, 9 1⁄3 loth fine. 7. 10-kreutzer piece, 120 to the mark, 8 loth fine. 8. Groschen or 3-kreutzer piece, 400 to the mark, 5 1⁄2 loth fine.
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