A Münzfuß is an historical term, used especially in the Holy Roman Empire, for an official minting or coinage standard that determines how many coins of a given type were to be struck from a specified
Coin standard (14 Thaler standard) on an 1846 Hanoverian Thaler
The Carolingian monetary system, also called the Carolingian coinage system or just the Carolingian system, was a currency structure introduced by Charlemagne in the late 8th century as part of a majo
Carolingian denarius (Denier)
Drawing of a man holding Charlemagne's new denarius, from the Wandalgarius Codex, October 793
Denarius of Charlemagne, c. 812–814