Thaler meaning

The old gold coins, amounting to 4,550,000, had been called in 1900 8 as early as 1873: and the old silver coins have 1901 7 since been successively put out of circulation, so 1902 6 that none actually remains as legal tender but the 1903 6 thaler (3s).

In 1871 Germany still had seven difierent systems; the most important was the Thaler and the Groschen, which prevailed over most of North Germany, but even within this there were considerable local differe~ices.