In the Danish-Norwegian coinage system, the rigsdaler species was the main coin from 1544 to 1813, and in Norway it was usually called daler or species.

• In 1625, 1 rigsdaler = 4 ort = 6 marks = 96 shillings

• Skilling was a unit of currency used in Norway between 1505 and 1875. Converted to today's exchange rate, one skilling was worth approximately 1.50 kr.

• Courant or kurant means small coin.

• 10 kroner for us was equivalent to 3,655 kroner in 1701. This corresponds to a price increase from 1701 to 2012 of 36,450%.

• The krone was introduced in 1875 in both Norway and Denmark.

Price calculator that converts riksdaler to today's krone value

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Salaries

A servant who worked for a farmer earned 10-12 rigsdaler a year, but also had room and board.

A maid had half the salary, 5-6 rigsdaler.

In a year, a miner could earn 50 rigsdaler.

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In Norway, glass workers became a high-wage group.

Cabin manager Christian Fillion at the crown glass cabin (window glass) in Hurdal 288 rigsdaler a year

Blows away 192 rigsdaler a year in the same place

Starts at the same place 120 rigsdaler a year

In addition, various bonus schemes came in the amount of 3 - 6 riksdaler per month.

Schoolmaster in the same place in 1776 28 rigsdaler a year

Unskilled Norwegian workers 36-72 rigsdaler a year

Salaries compared to Kongsberg Sølvverk

The salaries are based on the Silver Works' accounts during the years the Skarra mines were in operation (1770-1798).

Miners 1st class:

Exceeds 120 rigsdaler a year

Sharpens 120 rigsdaler a year

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Prices in the 18th century

• Beef, 14-15 kilos: 1 rdl

• Clipfish, 8-20 kilos: 1 rdl

• Herring, 1 barrel: 3 rdl

• Sugar, 1 kilo: 1 tbsp

• Butter, 4-5 kilos: 1 tbsp

• Tobacco, 3 kilos: 1 rdl

• Barley flour, 1 barrel (139 liters): 3 rdl

• Spirits, simple, 1 pot (1 liter): 16 shillings/1 mark (1/6 daler)

• Wild boar, large: 1 1/2 rdl

• Young sheep: 1 place

• Goose, 3 pieces: 1 rdl

• Cow, 1 pc: 2-5 rdl

• Horse, old: 5-6 rdl

• Bricks, 144 pieces: 1 rdl

• Brass kettle: 1/2 rdl

• Silver bowl, large: 30 rdl

• Plate, 2 shillings

• Coffin, painted and well-studded: 1 rdl

• Chest with carvings: 15 rdl

• Duvet cover and duvet cover, used: 3 rdl per piece

• Sheet, fine canvas with "knippel", used: 1 3/4 rdl

• Sheets, striped, used: 1st place

• Bible, large: 8 pages

• Hat, "high-polled", black: 1/2 rdl

• Shoes or boots, one pair: 1 1/2 ort

• Hose, one pair: 12 shillings

• Paddy flour, gray, one cubit: 12 shillings

• Skirt, purchased (used): 2-3 1/2 rdl

• Cemetery space: 2 rdl

• Wax candles that burned on the altar during a funeral: 4-6 rdl

• For a blood donor to open a single vein for bloodletting: 8 shillings