Albus (coin)

From the Late Middle Ages the albus was a common currency in parts of the Holy Roman Empire, especially in the Rhineland.

The albus was a silver groschen coin of the Late Middle Ages that was distributed in the Lower Rhine region from the second half of the 14th century.

Over time, the albus became the currency of the coin union of the Electors of Trier, Mainz and Cologne, and was adopted by numerous adjacent territories.

This version was distributed in huge quantities until 1689 and spread across the whole of western Germany to Westphalia, Thuringia and Brandenburg.

The inscription III PETERMENGER was replaced by 24 ONE MARCK FEIN SILBER, since it was supposed to be worth 6 kreuzers.