Denmark:Money

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Regni Daniae in quo sund Ducatus Holsatia et Slesvicum Insulae, Danicae, Provinciae, Iustia, Scania Blekingia Nova Tabula (Nürnberg, 1710).

History

The specie system, correlating with the German Reichsthaler, was ultimately superseded by the kurant system. Sums were, however, still given in rigsdaler, mark and skilling.

Specie
1 rigsdaler = 6 marck
= 96 skilling
1 marck = 16 skilling
1 skilling
Kurant
1 krone = 4 marck
1 sletdaler = 4 marck
1 daler = 2 marck
1 rigsort = 1½ marck
= 24 skilling
1 marck = 16 skilling
1 skilling


Literature





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