Conventionsthaler


The Conventionsthaler was a standard silver coin of the Holy Roman Empire. It was introduced in 1754 and contained one tenth of a Cologne mark of silver or about 23.39 grams. Its most famous example is the Maria Theresa thaler which is minted until today.
The Conventionsthaler succeeds the Reichsthaler as the standard coin in most of the Holy Roman Empire, with a variety of subdivisions being used:
During the early 19th century, the Conventionsthaler of 1 thaler was superseded in Northern Germany by the Prussian thaler containing 1/14th of a Cologne mark or 16.70 g fine silver, while the Conventionsthaler of 2.4 South German gulden was superseded by 2.7-gulden Kronenthalers containing 9.52 g fine silver per gulden. See Kronenthaler.