thaler

ターラー　—　Names of money

The large silver coin of central Europe.

Joachimsthaler — A photograph of the real thing this term names.

A heavy silver coin that fit in the palm of the hand, with a single piece having a value equivalent to a gold coin. ⚠ This name spread to various regions, becoming the daalder in the Netherlands and the dollar in English. The name of the world's most used currency comes from a silver mine in Central Europe.

Terms explained using this word

Bohemia

Courses where this term appears

A06 The World of the Gold Standard B08 Unification and Money B20 A Millennium of Ledgers C06 The Silver Road C13 The Queens E4 Metrology E6 Legends and Inscriptions F4 Linguistics of Currency

Where this word appears

Overview: 2,700 years of the world　Silver goes round the world　Joachimsthal
Overview: 2,700 years of the world　The machine and the revolution　The Birth of the American Dollar
Overview: 2,700 years of the world　Germany　Three Hundred Principalities
Overview: 2,700 years of the world　United States　Hamilton's Design
Overview: 2,700 years of the world　Austria　The Silver Coin of Vienna
United States　The country of the Spanish dollar　From a Bohemian valley to North America
Netherlands　The Carolus guilder　The silver mines of central Europe
Netherlands　The word daalder　Bohemia, the valley of Joachim

and 38 more chapters

← Back to the glossary