Luebian Mark
The Lübsche Mark (also Lübsche Mark ; lat. Marca Lubicensis ) was a uniform coin regulation for the Wendish (Slavic) Hanseatic cities of Lübeck, Hamburg, Wismar, Lüneburg, Rostock, Stralsund, Anklam and others from 1502. a. These cities of the Hanseatic League united to form the Wendish Mint Association . The Luebian mark was not recognized in the Imperial Coin Regulations.
In 1513 Norway took over the Lübeck coin calculation (see Norwegian monetary system ). In Denmark, too, the Lübeck mark currency was used to calculate and mint (see Danish Mark ).
Calculations were made with the Luebian Mark as follows: 1 Mark Luebisch = 16 Schilling = 48 Witten = 192 Pfennigs .
The Münzfüße actually pronounced Mark pieces differed even after 1502 for several years. It was not until 1506 and until 1550 that the cities of Hamburg , Lüneburg , Wismar and Lübeck minted a common mark, known as the state mark .
In the course of time the value of one mark in Luebisch decreased. In 1403 there were still almost 42 g of fine silver in one mark, but by 1502 this value had already decreased by more than half to approx. 18 g. In the 17th century the silver content fell below 10 g. Since the last third of the 17th century, one weight mark of fine silver has been used to strike coins worth 30 to 35 marks in Luebisch. The silver content was between about 7.8 and 6.7 g.