English Money
| 1 guinea [8.35 / 7.65 g Au] | = | 21 shillings, 6 pence |
| 1 pound / £ | = | 20 shillings |
| 1 crown | = | 5 shillings |
| 1 half-a-crown | = | 2 shillings, 6 pence |
| 1 shilling / s. | = | 12 pence |
| 1 penny / d. | = | 4 farthings |
| 1 farthing |
The guinea gold coin, first issued on 6 Feb. 1663 (1662 Old Style) with the value of 20s reached nearly 30s in 1694 before the rehabilitation of the silver coinage under William III. allowed a new fixing at 21s 6d in 1698. The proclamation of Dec. 1717 fixed it at 21 s.
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Hamburgische Müntze
| 1 Ducat [3.5 / 3.45 g Au] | = | 2 Reichsthaler, 2 Marck |
| 1 Pfund Flämmisch | = | 20 Schillinge Flämmisch |
| = | 240 Groten Flämmisch | |
| = | 2 Reichsthaler, 1½ Marck | |
| 1 "gemüntzter" or Species-Thaler | = | 1 Reichsthaler, 1 Marck |
| 1 Reichsthaler / Thl. or Rthl. | = | 3 Marck |
| = | 8 Schillinge Flämmisch | |
| = | 48 Schillinge Lübisch | |
| 1 Marck Lübisch / M. | = | 16 Schillinge Lübisch |
| 1 Schilling Flämmisch | = | 6 Schillinge Lübisch |
| = | 12 Grooten Flämmisch | |
| 1 Schilling Lübisch / ß. | = | 2 Groten Flämmisch |
| = | 12 Pfennige | |
| 1 Grot Flämmisch or "Seßling" | = | 6 Pfennige |
| 1 Pfennig Lübisch / dl. |
The Marck Lübisch was shared by Hamburg and Lübeck. Sums were either given in Thaler, Marck, Schillinge and Pfennige or in the latter three coins. The "Pfund Flämmisch" (German for "pond Vlaems") served as an international currency of accounting.
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