Meckelnburgh rixdollar

Meckelnburgh rixdollar
Mekelnburga regnodolaro (ao) Rixdale meckelmbourgeoise (ax) Meckelnburgse rîksdâlder (me)
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100	Angster
Plural	Rixdollars
Angster	Angsters
Symbol	Ʀ
Angster	ⱥ
Banknotes
Freq. used	Ʀ5, Ʀ10, Ʀ25, Ʀ100
Rarely used	Ʀ50
Coins
Freq. used	5ⱥ, 10ⱥ, 25ⱥ, Ʀ1, Ʀ2½
Rarely used	Ʀ5, Ʀ10
Demographics
Date of introduction	1715 AN
Replaced	Meckelnburgh crown
User(s)	Meckelnburgh  Branniboria (BBD)  Salem (SMD)  Iselande (ISD)
Issuance
Central bank	Their Royal Majesty's Bank
Website	bank.mb
Mint	Royal Meckelnburgh Mint
Website	mint.mb

The rixdollar (Aspiranto: regnodolaro; Alexandrian: rixdale; sign: Ʀ) is the currency and legal tender of the United Kingdom of Meckelnburgh and its constituent states of Meckelnburgh, Branniboria, the Archabbacy of Salem and the Grand Duchy of Iselande. Their Royal Majesty’s Bank of Meckelnburgh (BankMB) issues banknotes, while the Royal Meckelnburgh Mint issues coins, Maundy money, and bullion issues.

The smaller denomination, one-100th of a rixdollar, is an angster (Aspiranto: angstero; Alexandrian: angster; Meckelnish: angster; sign: ⱥ). The MOS–4 code of the currency used by banks and financial institutions is MBD (Meckelnburgh rixdollar). The unofficial codes BBD, SMD and ISD refer to issues of Branniboria, Salem and Iselande crowns, respectively; each constituent country has a local mint and is entitled to mint its own minor currency and commemorative issues.

History

The first currency of the Kingdom of Meckelnburgh was the crown, subdivided into 60 heller. It was first introduced in 1685 AN at the creation of Meckelnburgh. With the ascension of Salem and Iselande to the kingdom, each were given minor coinage rights as users of the crown. The crown was pegged to the Craitish cräite at 1.5 crowns to a cräite.

In 1715 AN, the kingdom replaced the crown with the rixdollar as part of a broad monetary policy, including the abolishment of the peg to the cräite. The new rixdollar was decimalized and became exchangeable with the crown at 1 rixdollar to 1.54 crowns. The smallest denominations were also abolished and cash rounding instituted to 5 angsters. In addition, the mint at Battleferd (D) was closed and the mint at Boulonne (C) was merged with Alexandretta (A)–production of bullion issues moved to Victoria (B).

Coinage

Obverse	Reverse	Value	Mass	Diameter	Edge	Composition	Mint marks
		5 angster	3.11 g	19.1 mm	plain	95% copper 5% tin and zinc
		10 angster	6.22 g	23.0 mm
		25 angster	5.00 g	20.5 mm	plain	75% copper 25% nickel
		1 rixdollar	2.27 g	17.9 mm	reeded
		2½ rixdollar	5.67 g	24.3 mm
		5 rixdollar	11.34 g	30.6 mm
		10 rixdollar	22.7 g	38.1 mm

Commemorative denominations

Obverse	Reverse	Value	Mass	Diameter	Edge	Composition	Precious metal	Mint marks
		50 angsters	10 g	30 mm	Smooth	Bronze: .970 copper .030 tin	None	B: Victoria E: Salem (SMD) F: North Antrusburgh (ISD)
		25 rixdollars	25 g	37 mm	Reeded	Coin silver: .900 silver .100 copper	22.5 g Ag	B: Victoria F: North Antrusburgh (ISD)
		50 rixdollars	3.226 g	18 mm	Hearts	Coin gold: .900 gold .100 copper	2.903 g Au	B: Victoria

Maundy money

Obverse	Reverse	Value	Mass	Diameter	Edge	Composition	Precious metal	Mint marks
		5 heller	1.67 g	17.15 mm	Smooth	Billon: .050 silver .850 copper .050 nickel .050 zinc	0.083 g Ag	E: Salem
		10 heller	2.5 g	19.15 mm		Billon: .100 silver .800 copper .050 nickel .050 zinc	0.25 g Ag
		15 heller	3.25 g	21.05 mm		Billon: .150 silver .750 copper .050 nickel .050 zinc	0.49 g Ag

Bullion

Obverse	Reverse	Value	Mass	Diameter	Edge	Composition	Precious metal	Mint marks
		100 rixdollars	6.452 g	21 mm	Lettered: "MECKELNBURGH ★ 9000 GOLD FINE ★"	Coin gold: .9000 gold .1000 copper	5.806 g Au	B: Victoria
		250 rixdollars	16.13 g	28.5 mm			14.52 g Au
		500 rixdollars	32.26 g	35.5 mm			29.03 g Au

Banknotes

Obverse	Reverse	Value	Width	Height	Weight	Material used	Years of issue	Years of printing
		5 rixdollars
		10 rixdollars
		25 rixdollars
		50 rixdollars
		100 rixdollars