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Joachimsthaler

ヨアヒムスターラー　—　Names of money

A large silver coin struck from around 1520 in a silver mining valley in Bohemia. Named after the valley, it was shortened to Thaler.

Joachimsthaler Joachimsthalerc. AD 1520 Joachimsthaler Joachimsthaler1525
A photograph of the real thing this term names.

A large silver coin struck by the Counts of Schlick from around 1520 in St. Joachim's Valley (Joachimsthal), Bohemia. From the name of the valley, it was abbreviated to "Thaler," a name that would evolve into Daalder, Daler, and Dollar.

⚠ The name of the world's most used currency is a descendant of this valley's name.