The Apfelgroschen is a historical German coin that was a type of ''

Guter Groschen The ''Guter Groschen'' ("good ''groschen''"), also ''Gutergroschen'' or ''Gutegroschen'', abbreviation ''Ggr.'', is name of the ''groschen'' coin that was valued at of a ''Reichsthaler'' from the end of the 16th century. It was called a "goo ...

'' ("good ''

groschen Groschen (; from "thick", via Old Czech ') is the (sometimes colloquial) name for various coins, especially a silver coin used in parts of Europe including Kingdom of France, France, some of the Italian states, and various states of the Holy R ...

''"). It was minted from about 1570 and was so called because it depicted the

imperial orb The for, la, globus cruciger, cross-bearing orb, also known as ''stavroforos sphaira'' () or "the orb and cross", is an orb surmounted by a cross. It has been a Christian symbol of authority since the Middle Ages, used on coins, in iconography, ...

(''Reichsapfel'', literally "imperial apple") with the inscription "24" (i. e. 24 pieces = 1 ''

Reichsthaler The ''Reichsthaler'' (; modern spelling Reichstaler), or more specifically the ''Reichsthaler specie'', was a standard thaler silver coin introduced by the Holy Roman Empire in 1566 for use in all German states, minted in various versions for the ...

'') on one side.Friedrich Frh. v. Schrötter: ''Wörterbuch der Münzkunde''. 2., unveränd. Aufl. d. Ausgabe 1930. Berlin: de Gruyter, 1970. p. 32.

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