Thaler
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɑːləɹ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thaler is a noun meaning (historical, numismatics) The currency of Baden from 1829 to 1837, valued at 100 Kreuzer.
Meaning
(historical, numismatics) The currency of Baden from 1829 to 1837, valued at 100 Kreuzer.
More Meanings
- (historical, numismatics) A monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries, known locally as daalder (Netherlands), daler (Scandinavia), Taler, Thaler (Germany), etc.
Example Sentences
[I]n exchange for the 350,000 thaler paid to his royal cousin, the sly Prussian Prince received the Polish territories of Nordhausen, Petersberg, and Quedlinburg, […] Frederick favored neither suggestion and decided to add another 100,000 thaler to the 350,000 paid to August II. of Saxony; […]
Word Forms
- thalers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fowler, daalder, rijksdaaler, rijksdaalder, dataller, speciedaler.
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