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ReneZ · (This post was last modified: 20-07-2018, 12:46 PM by ReneZ.)

At the time of Rudolf, one florin was 60 'Kreuzer' and one Taler was 70 'Kreuzer'.

There were also gold 'Cronen' and ducats, occasionally specifically called Venetian ducats.
Both were over 60, but not quite so constant.

This appears quite clearly from the many records still preserved in the National Archives in Vienna.

This link implies a nice mathematical puzzle:

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All four denominations (Taler, Florin, Ducats and Crowns) are equal to an integer number of Kreuzer.
Who can derive the rates?

Edit:
For those who have a hard time understanding the text, in summary it says:
For some gold chains: 416 crowns plus 10 ducats labour cost
For some bezoars: 600 florins plus 7 crowns plus 8 taler labour cost
For three clocks: 385 florins, 450 taler and 300 taler.
All together this is 2355 florins plus 41 Kreuzer.