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Kreuzer (other)
The kreuzer was a German silver coin. Kreuzer may also refer to: People * Andrea Kreuzer (born 1984), Austrian figure skater * Christoph Kreuzer (born 1982), Dutch ski jumper *Erwin Kreuzer (1878 – 1953), a German bishop of the Old Catholic Church *Gottfried Kreuzer (active mid-1970s), Austrian luger * Hansüli Kreuzer (born 1950), Swiss cross-country skier *Heinrich Kreuzer (1819 – 1900), Austrian tenor * Hermann Kreuzer (active 1880), German rugby player * Jakob Kreuzer (born 1995), Austrian footballer * June Kreuzer (born 1944), U.S. politician *Lisa Kreuzer (born 1945), German television and film actor *Martin Kreuzer (born 1962), German Mathematics professor and Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess *Matthew Kreuzer (born 1989), Australian rules footballer * Niklas Kreuzer (born 1993), German footballer *Oscar Kreuzer (1887 - 1968), German tennis player * Oliver Kreuzer (born 1965), German footballer *Victoria Kreuzer Victoria Kreuzer (born January 2, 1989) from Fiesch is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kreuzer
The Kreuzer (), in English usually kreutzer ( ), was a coin and unit of currency in the southern German states prior to the introduction of the German gold mark in 1871/73, and in Austria and Switzerland. After 1760 it was made of copper. In south Germany the ''kreuzer'' was typically worth 4 ''pfennigs'' and there were 60 ''kreuzers'' to a ''gulden''. Early history The ''kreuzer'' goes back to a ''groschen'' coin minted in Merano in South Tyrol in 1271 (the so-called ''Etscher Kreuzer''). Because of the double cross (German: ''Kreuz'') on the face of the coin, it was soon given the name ''Kreuzer''. It spread in the 15th and 16th centuries throughout the south of the German-speaking area. The Imperial Coinage Act of 1551 made them the unit for small silver coins. In 1559 a value of 60 ''kreuzer'' to 1 ''gulden'' had been adopted throughout the southern states of the Holy Roman Empire, but the northern German states declined to join, and used ''groschen'' instead of ''kreuze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
