The Thaler was the currency of Bremen until 1873. It was divided into 72 Grote, each of 5 Schwaren. Until 1863, the Bremen Thaler was on a silver standard, containing 1/13½ Cologne mark of silver. After 1863, the Bremen Thaler, unlike the Vereinsthaler, went over to a gold standard and was worth 1 4/21 grams of gold (420 Thaler to the 500 gram "pound"). In 1873, the Thaler was replaced by the mark (ℳ). As both currencies were based on gold, an ex...
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