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| German Coins 5 Kreuzer Silver coin of 1765, Mainz (Archbishopric). |
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| Coins of Germany5 Kreuzer Silver coin of 1765, Mainz (Archbishopric). |
Obverse: Crowned oval arms on a base, which contains value (5). Crossed sword and crozier in background.
Legend: SR . I . P . G . A . C . PR . EL . - EM . IOS . D . G . A . EP . M .
Reverse: Legend in two lines (IUS TIRT) above date (1765) and mint master´s initials (F.B). Star below. All within diamond.
Legend: 240 EINE FEINE MARK
References: Walther 600, KM-349. R!
Mint Place: Mainz Archbishopric (German State)
MInt Officials: Damian Fritsch and Peter Moritz Brahm, warden.
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 2.16 gram of Silver
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Electorate of Mainz
The Electorate of Mainz (Kurfürstentum Mainz or Kurmainz), also known in English by its French name, Mayence, was the most prestigious and among the most influential states of the Holy Roman Empire from its creation to the dissolution of the HRE in the early years of the 19th century. In the Roman Catholic hierarchy, the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz was the Primate of Germany (primas Germaniae), a purely honorary dignity that was unsuccessfully claimed from time to time by other Archbishops. There were only two other ecclesiastical Prince-electors in the Empire: the Electorate of Cologne and the Electorate of Trier.
The Archbishop-Elector of Mainz was also archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire and, as such, ranked first among all ecclesiastical and secular princes of the Empire, and was second only to the Emperor. His political role, particularly as an intermediary between the Estates of the Empire and the Emperor, was considerable.
Kreuzer
The Kreuzer, in English usually kreutzer, was a silver coin and unit of currency existing in the southern German states prior to the unification of Germany, and in Austria. After 1760 it was made of copper.
In 1559 a value of 60 Kreuzer to 1 gulden had been adopted throughout the Southern states of the Holy Roman Empire, but the northern German states declined to join, and used Groschen instead of Kreuzer. The Kreuzer in turn was worth about 4.2 Pfennig, or pennies. Thus one (golden) Gulden was worth 60 Kreuzer, or 252 Pfennig. Later currencies adopted a standard relationship of 240 Pfennig = 60 Kreuzer = 1 Gulden.
Following the adoption of the Conventionsthaler in 1754, two distinct Kreuzer came into being. The first, sometimes referred to as the Conventionskreuzer, was worth 1/120 of a Conventionsthaler, valuing the gulden at half a Conventionsthaler. This was used in Austria-Hungary. However, the states of southern Germany adopted a smaller Kreuzer Landmünze worth 1/144 of a Conventionsthaler, thus valuing the Gulden at 5/12 of a Conventionsthaler. In fact, the southern German states issued coins denominated in Kreuzer Landmünze up to 6 Kreuzer Landmünze (equal to 5 Conventionskreuzer) but in Conventionskreuzer for higher denominations.
South Germany 1837–1873
The South German Currency Union of 1837 used a system of 60 Kreuzer = 1 Gulden and 1¾ Gulden = 1 Thaler, with the Kreuzer equal to the old Kreuzer Landmünze. These Kreuzer continued in circulation until decimalization, following German unification.
Austria-Hungary 1857–1892
Austria-Hungary decimalized in 1857, adopting a system of 100 Kreuzer = 1 Gulden, Austrian Florin or Hungarian forint, 1½ gulden = 1 Vereinsthaler. It was known in Hungarian as krajczár (in modern Hungarian orthography: krajcár), in Czech as krejcar, in Slovak as grajciar, and in Romanian as creiţar or crăiţar.