Margraviate of Baden (1112-1515, 1771-1803), Electorate of Baden (1803-1806), Grand Duchy of Baden (1806-1918)
State of the Holy Roman Empire (1112-1515, 1771-1806), State of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806-1813), Independent State (1813-1871), State of the German Empire (1871-1918)
Location: Southwest Germany
Capital City: Baden-Baden (1112-1515), Karsruhe (1771-1918)
Government type: Feudal Monarchy, Absolute Monarchy, Constitutional Monarchy (1818-1918)
Main languages: German
Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1112: Margraviate of Baden established
1515: Split into the states of Baden-Baden and Baden-Durlach
1771: Reunited under the Durlach line
1803: Raised to an Imperial Elector
1806: Becomes a Grand Duchy and part of the Confederation of the Rhine
1813: Confederation of the Rhine dissolved
1817: Constituent state of the German Empire
1918: Grand Duchy abolished
Currency
Guldiner (1112-1515)
1 Guldiner = 16 Schilling = 288 Pfennig = 420 Heller • 1 Thaler = 3 Dicken
Conventionsthaler (1771-1819)
1 Conventionsthaler = 120 Kreuzer = 144 Kreuzer Land Münze
First Gulden (1819-1837)
1 Gulden = 60 Kreuzer, 1 Thaler = 100 Kreuzer
Second Gulden (1837-1872)
1 Gulden = 60 Kreuzer • 1¾ Gulden = 1 (Vereins)Thaler
Coins from Baden in the collection
Grand Duchy (1806-1918)
•1 Kreuzer, 1813 (Grand Duke Karl II (1811-1818), copper, Mannheim mint, KM#157)
•3 Kreuzer, 1814 (Grand Duke Karl II (1811-1818), billon, Mannheim mint, KM#161)
•1/2 Kreuzer, 1861 (Grand Friedrich I (1856-1907), copper, Karlsruhe mint, KM#241)
•1 Kreuzer, 1866 (Grand Friedrich I (1856-1907), copper, Karlsruhe mint, KM#242)
•10 Kreuzer, 1830 (Grand Ludwig I (1818-1830), silver (.500), Karlsruhe mint, KM#192)