speciedaler

noun

variants or less commonly specie dollar or species dollar

1

: the basic monetary unit of Norway in the mid 19th century

also : a silver coin representing one speciedaler

2

: a silver coin worth two rigsdalers issued in the 19th century for use in Denmark

Word History

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

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