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Alpendollar

アルペンドラー　—　Names of money

"Alpine Dollar". A nickname for the stable interwar Schilling.

½ Schilling silver coin (1925) ½ Schilling silver coin (1925)1925
A photograph of what this word names.

"Alpine Dollar". A nickname given to the stable interwar Schilling after the devastating post-WWI inflation was brought under control.

⚠ The laudatory name did not last long. The Great Depression and bank failures eroded this stability within a few years.