12 Heller, 1791
Details
What could it buy?
This coin was worth 3 Bauschen. A labourer in Aachen earned 60 to 80 Bauschen a day: 20 to 27 of these coins. A pound of bread cost on average 6 Bauschen, so two of these coins.
Approximate, in the prices and wages of the time.
The story
12 Heller from 1791, issued in the Imperial City of Aachen. Still clearly legible.
