Silbergroschen

Pence (abbreviated Sgr ) was the name coined in Prussia 1821-1873 dimes, have been established by law of the 30 pieces of 12 Pfenni ( n ) g on a dollar in the 14 - Talerfuß. Before the Prussian imperial thaler was divided with 12 penny in 24 Gutegroschen.

You could be 1820/21 in Prussia not bring to divide the silver penny in 10 pennies, although 1812 already sample coins were produced at 1, 2, 3, and 5 Pfennig as well as one of ten, and 10 of which penny on the dime ( here ten called ) or 300 penny went to the thaler.

When, at the conclusion of Saxony Dresden Coin Convention in 1838 completed the transition from Conventionstalerfuß to the Prussian 14 - Talerfuß, it led the New Dime ( Ngr ) à a 10 new penny.

From then until 1873 was, inter alia,

In Prussia: 1 Taler = 30 denarii = 360 Pfenni ( n ) g and

Sgr and Ngr were coins in a copper -silver alloy ( Billon ) with less than 50 % silver.

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