← Read the currency articleBrandenburg-Prussian thaler: research record
Evidence coverage: 1667–1873. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.
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Brandenburg-Prussian thaler
FTM000307 · Research draft
Brandenburg joined Saxony in the 1667 Zinna arrangements, applied throughout its mints from 1670. The 1750 Prussian thaler embodied the existing 24-groschen account rather than beginning a wholly new account unit.
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Dated observations: 1667–1873; this does not establish the entire lifetime.
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Children / successors
Unit and issue records 1 records
Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.
Brandenburg-Prussian thaler accounting · C2119
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Brandenburg-Prussian thaler accountingBrandenburg joined Saxony in the 1667 Zinna arrangements, applied throughout its mints from 1670. The 1750 Prussian thaler embodied the existing 24-groschen account rather than beginning a wholly new account unit.
Sources and qualifications → Account-unit observations
Dated evidence, not exact birth or extinction dates.
1667–1670supportedBrandenburg joined Saxony in the 1667 Zinna arrangements, applied throughout its mints from 1670. The 1750 Prussian thaler embodied the existing 24-groschen account rather than beginning a wholly new account unit.
C2119
Evidence & research notes 3 claims
Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Supported C879
Prussian thalers entered the imperial mark at three marks per thaler. Conversion framework; not an instantaneous withdrawal of every coin.
Deutsche Bundesbank · Purchasing power comparisons — history of German money Citation S435 ·
Open source ↗History of money section, paragraphs on 1873, 1914 and 1924
Supported C2119
Brandenburg joined Saxony in the 1667 Zinna arrangements, applied throughout its mints from 1670. The 1750 Prussian thaler embodied the existing 24-groschen account rather than beginning a wholly new account unit.
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Münzkabinett · Brandenburg-Preußen: Friedrich Wilhelm, 1679, object 18214596 Citation S1119 ·
Open source ↗Object commentary on the 1667 Zinna agreement and Brandenburg implementation from 1670; Printed pp. XV and XXI–XXII; PDF pages 23 and 29–30
Source access and limitations
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Deutsche Bundesbank · Deutsche Taler: Vom Dreißigjährigen Krieg bis zum Ende der Talerprägung (foreword 1967) Citation S1113 ·
Open source ↗Object commentary on the 1667 Zinna agreement and Brandenburg implementation from 1670; Printed pp. XV and XXI–XXII; PDF pages 23 and 29–30
Source access and limitations
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Qualified C2125
Earlier thaler reckoning continued into the Brandenburg-Prussian courant account, distinct from specie coin value. The 1750 reform coined the existing 24-groschen unit.
Deutsche Bundesbank · Deutsche Taler: Vom Dreißigjährigen Krieg bis zum Ende der Talerprägung (foreword 1967) Citation S1113 ·
Open source ↗Printed pp. XV and XXI–XXII; PDF pages 23 and 29–30; Object commentary on the 1667 Zinna agreement and Brandenburg implementation from 1670
Source access and limitations
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Münzkabinett · Brandenburg-Preußen: Friedrich Wilhelm, 1679, object 18214596 Citation S1119 ·
Open source ↗Printed pp. XV and XXI–XXII; PDF pages 23 and 29–30; Object commentary on the 1667 Zinna agreement and Brandenburg implementation from 1670
Source access and limitations
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.