Dutch rijksdaalder

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The Dutch rijksdaalder was a historical silver coin of the Netherlands that circulated for centuries as a major unit of currency before being replaced by the guilder.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
rijksdaalder 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch currency unit
historical coin
silver coin
associatedWith Dutch monetary history
category Dutch coins
obsolete currencies
silver standard currencies
circulationEnd 19th century
circulationStart 16th century
country Netherlands
currencyOf Dutch Republic
Kingdom of the Netherlands
denominationOf Dutch currency system
etymology derived from "rijks" (realm) and "daalder" (thaler)
hasDenominationSeries multiple issues over several centuries
hasType specie coin
historicalRegionOfUse Dutch colonial territories
Low Countries
iconography Dutch heraldic symbols
portraits of Dutch rulers
influencedBy North German thaler
surface form: German Reichsthaler
material silver
metallicComposition high-silver content
monetaryFunction medium of exchange
store of value
unit of account
monetaryReformContext replaced in favor of standardized guilder system
monetarySystem pre-decimal Dutch currency
nativeLabel rijksdaalder
rijksdaaler
relativeValue high-value coin in everyday transactions
replacedBy Dutch guilder
shape round
standard silver standard
status demonetized
subclassOf thaler
usedAs circulating currency
trade coin
usedIn international trade
valueRelativeToGuilder 2½ guilders
wasLegalTender yes
weightClass large silver coin

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Cape rixdollar followsCurrency Dutch rijksdaalder
Cape rixdollar nameDerivedFrom Dutch rijksdaalder
this entity surface form: rijksdaalder
Dutch guilder predecessor Dutch rijksdaalder