taler
Old silver money
A taler is a large silver coin that circulated in German-speaking regions from the 16th through 19th centuries.
The word is the source of "dollar"—when similar coins spread through trade, the name traveled with them.
Also spelled thaler.
Stamped metal currency
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- mintingProducing official currency
- denominationNamed religious group
- collectibleObject worth amassing
numismatics · circulation · specie · coinage · currency · monetary · face value · legal tender
European imperial dynasty
- BohemiaCentral European historical region
- Holy Roman EmpireMedieval Germanic political entity
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
mercantilism · ducats · guilders · schilling · pfennig
Precious metal in bulk
- sterlingPure silver alloy
- finenessPurity or thinness measure
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- precious metalValuable metallic element
weight · troy ounce · purity · hallmark · silversmith · alloy · plated · argentum
Basic U.S. currency unit
- pesoLatin American currency
- piece of eightHistoric Spanish silver coin
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
coin
Stamped metal currency
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- mintingProducing official currency
- denominationNamed religious group
collectible · numismatics · circulation · specie · coinage · currency · monetary · face value · legal tender · obverse
Habsburg
European imperial dynasty
- BohemiaCentral European historical region
- Holy Roman EmpireMedieval Germanic political entity
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
renaissance · mercantilism · ducats · guilders · schilling · pfennig
bullion
Precious metal in bulk
precious metal · weight · troy ounce · purity · hallmark · silversmith · alloy · plated · argentum · mining
dollar
Basic U.S. currency unit
- pesoLatin American currency
- piece of eightHistoric Spanish silver coin
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
talereuro
Shared continental currency
dollar · cryptocurrency · digital currency · electronic money · credit card
talerpoverty
Severe lack of resources
destitution · broke · poor · destitute · penniless