Reichsgulden
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Reichsgulden was an official coin of the Holy Roman Empire
in the 16th century, issued in two, officially equivalent, forms:
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
in the 16th century, issued in two, officially equivalent, forms:
- the Goldgulden
- the GuldengroschenGuldengroschenThe Guldengroschen was a large silver coin originally minted in Tirol in 1486.The Guldengroschen's name comes from the fact that it has an equivalent denomination value in silver relative to that of the goldgulden...