Free Imperial City of Hamburg (1189-1806), Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg (1806-1810, 1813, 1814-1871)
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire (1306-1798), Independent City-State (1806-1810, 1813, 1814-1871)
Location: Northern Germanyy
Capital City: Hamburg
Government type: Republic
Main languages: German
Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Judaism
Chronology
1189: Hamburg becomes a Free Imperial City
1214-1227: Occupied by Denmark
1806: No longer part of the Holy Roman Empire
1806-1810: Occupied by France
1810: Annexed by France
1813: Independent from France for 11 days, then reannexed
1814: Independence restored
1871: State of the German Empire
Currency
Mark (1325-1552)
1 Mark = 16 Schilling = 48 Witten = 192 Denier/Pfennig • 1 Goldgulden = 4 Mark • 1 Ducat = 5 Mark
First Thaler (1552-1674)
1 Thaler = 32 Schilling = 64 Sechsling = 768 Scherf • 1 Goldgulden = 3.25 Thaler • 1 Ducat = 3.5 Thaler
Second Thaler (1675-1872)
1 Thaler = 3 Mark = 48 Schilling = 96 Sechsling = 192 Dreiling • 1 Ducat = 3.5 Thaler
Coins from Hamburg in the collection
Free Imperial City (1189-1806)
•1 Schilling, 1738 (billon, Hamburg mint, KM#354)
•2 Schilling, 1727 (silver, Hamburg mint, KM#357)
Free City (1806-1810, 1813, 1814-1871)
•1 Dreiling, 1846 (billon, KM#562)
•1 Schilling, 1855 (billon, KM#586)