Groten

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Replica of a Bremen 12 groten coin from 1654
Abbreviations for Groschen or Groten in correspondence

Groten (plural Groten, sometimes also Grote as a nominal or value ) is the name for a North German small groschen , which was originally 4 Meißner Pfennig and then later 5 (lower value ) swarms . It is linguistically related to the English groat (= 4 pence).

In Bremen and Oldenburg the Groten was valid until the introduction of the Goldmark on July 1, 1872. In Bremen: 1  Taler Gold = 72 Grote = 360  Swars . In 1872 there were pieces of 12 Groten, 6 Groten, 1 Groten and ½ Groten.

According to the Coin Act of December 4, 1871 , 10 gold marks corresponded to 280/93 Bremische Taler gold. This resulted in the conversion:

1 thaler of gold = 3.32 marks, 1 groten = 0.05 marks, 1 swarm = 0.01 marks

See also

literature

  • Hermann Jungk: The Bremen coins - coins and medals of the Archdiocese and the city of Bremen. Müller, Bremen 1875, urn : nbn: de: gbv: 46: 1-269 .
  • Günter Schön, Jean-François Cartier: World coin catalog 19th century. 15th, completely revised. Edition. Battenberg, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-89441-561-4 .