Kreuzer

For other uses, see Kreuzer (disambiguation).
1690 Kreuzer of Friedrich Karl, administrator
1776 Kreuzer of Bern

The Kreuzer (German: [ˈkʁɔʏtsɐ] ⓘ), in English also spelled kreutzer[1] (/ˈkrɔɪtsər/ KROYT-sər), was a coin and unit of currency in the southern German states prior to the introduction of the German gold mark in 1871–1873, and in Austria and Switzerland. After 1760 it was made of copper.[2] In south Germany the kreuzer was typically worth 4 Pfennige and there were 60 Kreuzer to a gulden. Kreuzer was abbreviated as Kr, kr, K or Xr.

  1. ^ New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1997
  2. ^ "Coin Denominations". www.austriancoins.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.