Kreuzer

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The Kreuzer was a small silver coin and monetary unit used for centuries in various German-speaking states within the Holy Roman Empire and beyond.

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Kreuzer canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coin
historical currency
monetary unit
category coins of the Holy Roman Empire
obsolete currencies of Europe
silver coins
countryOrRegionOfUse German-speaking states
Holy Roman Empire
currencyOf various German states
denominationOf Austrian gulden
Rhenish gulden
linked to: Rhenish guilder

South German gulden
florin
etymology German word "Kreuz" meaning "cross"
firstIssuedBy Duke Meinhard II of Tyrol
firstIssuedIn Tyrol
hasDesignElement cross
introducedInCentury 13th century
14th century
introducedInPeriod late Middle Ages
material billon
copper
silver
monetarySystem Austrian monetary system
South German monetary system
linked to: South German gulden
namedAfter cross
replacedBy heller
new decimal subunits of gulden
pfennig
subunitOf florin
gulden
usedFor everyday transactions
small payments
usedIn Austria
Austrian Empire
Bavaria
Electorate of Mainz
Grand Duchy of Baden
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Württemberg
Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg
South Germany
linked to: southern Germany

Switzerland
Tyrol
usedUntilCentury 19th century
usedUntilEvent decimalization of currencies in German-speaking Europe
valueRelativeToFlorin 60 kreuzer = 1 florin
valueRelativeToGulden 30 kreuzer = 1 gulden (some early systems)
60 kreuzer = 1 gulden (South German standard)

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