Currency unification, coinage agreements and the establishment of the Reichsbank (1866–1875)

1. Earlier coinage standard remains a bridge

   Jan 24, 1857Labels: Vienna Treaty, Vereinsthaler

   • Britannica
   • Vienna Treaty

2. 1866 war increases pressure for economic unity

   Jul 3, 1866Labels: Austro-Prussian War, Prussia

   • Britannica

3. North German Confederation is created

   Jul 1, 1867Labels: North German

   • Britannica

4. Banknote privileges are tightened in the North

   Mar 29, 1870Labels: Banknote Law, North Germany

   • FRASER

5. Franco-Prussian War indemnity supports reform

   May 10, 1871Labels: Franco-Prussian War, French indemnity

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

6. Imperial “mark” is defined in gold

   Dec 4, 1871Labels: Imperial Mark, Gold standard

   • US Historian
   • Deutschlandmuseum

7. Imperial Coinage Act orders nationwide coin system

   Jul 9, 1873Labels: Coinage Act, Imperial coins

   • US Historian
   • Coinage Act

8. Law sets timetable to withdraw state paper money

   Apr 30, 1874Labels: Paper Money

   • US Historian

9. Imperial Bank Act creates Reichsbank framework

   Mar 14, 1875Labels: Imperial Bank, Reichsbank

   • FRASER
   • Reichsbank DE

10. Hamburg’s Mark Banco system is absorbed

    Dec 31, 1875Labels: Bank of, Mark Banco

    • Bank Hamburg

11. Reichsbank begins operations; Bank of Prussia succeeds

    Jan 1, 1876Labels: Reichsbank, Bank of

    • FRASER
    • Reichsbank EN

12. Mark currency becomes empire-wide standard tender

    Jan 1, 1876Labels: Mark currency, Empire-wide tender

    • Coinage Act
    • US Historian