Bremen

Free Imperial City of Bremen (1186-1806), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (1806-1810, 1813-1918)

Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire (1186-1806), Independent city-state (1806-1810, 1813-1871), State of the German Empire (1871-1918)

Location: Northwest Germany

Capital City: Bremen

Government type: Republic

Main languages: German

Main religions: Protestant Christianity

Chronology

1186: Bremen gains imperial immediacy and is separated from the Archbishopric of the same name

1801: Occupied by Prussia

1806-1810: Occupied by France

1810: Annexed to France

1813: Independent from France

1871: State of the German Empire

Currency

Thaler (1369-1871)

1 Thaler = 1.5 Gulden = 2.25 Mark = 8 Schilling = 72 Grote = 360 Schware • 1 Ducat = 3 Thaler • 1 Goldgulden = 1.5 Thaler

Coins from Bremen in the collection

•12 Grote, 1859 (silver .739, KM#242)

•36 Grote, 1840 (silver .986, Bremen mint, KM#233)