Thaler
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The Thaler was a large silver coin and monetary unit widely used across various German states and parts of Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries, serving as a precursor to the modern dollar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thaler canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
monetary unit ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| category |
European coinage
ⓘ
German currencies ⓘ |
| etymologicalDescendant | dollar ⓘ |
| firstIssuedInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| firstIssuedInRegion | Bohemia ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
thaler
ⓘ
surface form:
Conventionsthaler
Guldengroschen ⓘ Reichsthaler ⓘ
surface form:
Joachimsthaler
Reichsthaler ⓘ thaler ⓘ
surface form:
Speciesthaler
|
| historicalPeriod |
19th-century Europe
ⓘ
early modern Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
Australian dollar
ⓘ
Canadian dollar ⓘ Hong Kong dollar ⓘ New Zealand dollar ⓘ US dollar ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
various Latin American dollars ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom |
Reichsthaler
ⓘ
surface form:
Joachimsthaler
|
| precursorOf | dollar ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Austro-Hungarian krone
ⓘ
German mark ⓘ |
| role |
accounting unit
ⓘ
standard of value ⓘ trade coin ⓘ |
| typicalComposition | high-silver-content alloy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international trade
ⓘ
large transactions ⓘ |
| usedInCentury |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Austria
ⓘ
Bohemia ⓘ Central Europe ⓘ German states ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Italian states ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Prussia ⓘ Saxony ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.