Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden i ...
used the
South German gulden
The South German Gulden was the currency of the states of southern Germany between 1754 and 1873. These states included Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, Frankfurt and Hohenzollern. It was divided into 60 kreuzer, with each kreuzer worth 4 pfennig ...
as its currency from 1754 until 1873. Until 1821, the Gulden was a unit of account, worth of a
Conventionsthaler, used to denominate banknotes but not issued as a coin. It was subdivided into 50 ''Conventionskreuzer'' or 60 ''
Kreuzer landmünze''.
In 1821, the first Gulden coins were issued, equal to the previous Gulden and subdivided into 60 Kreuzer. Between 1829 and 1837, the
Thaler was the currency of Baden, worth 100 Kreuzer.
In 1837, Baden joined the
South German Monetary Union and readopted the Gulden as its currency, again worth 60 Kreuzer. The new Gulden was equal to the earlier Gulden and was worth four sevenths of a
Prussian Thaler.
In 1857, the
Vereinsthaler was introduced to Baden but the Gulden, worth four sevenths of a Vereinsthaler, continued to be the chief unit of currency until 1873, when the
German Mark was introduced at a rate of 1 Mark = 35 Kreuzer.
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History of Baden
Currencies of Germany
Modern obsolete currencies
1754 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
1873 disestablishments in Germany
Coins of the Holy Roman Empire