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South German florin — nineteenth-century unit: research record

Evidence coverage: 1873–1873. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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South German florin — nineteenth-century unit

T-FTM000915 · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Dated observations: 1873; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

No distinct predecessor currency is established in the loaded view.

Children / successors

German mark — 1871–1948 continuitymultiple currency unification · 1873-07-09
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Evidence & research notes 1 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C880

South German florins entered at twelve marks per seven florins. Exact rational stated in prose; no rounded decimal valuation.

Deutsche Bundesbank · Purchasing power comparisons — history of German money Citation S435 · Open source ↗

History of money section, paragraphs on 1873, 1914 and 1924

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