reichsthaler

[ rahyks-tah-ler; German rahykhs-tah-luhr ]

noun

, plural reichs·tha·ler, reichs·tha·lers.

1. a silver thaler of Germany, originally issued in 1566; rix-dollar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reichsthaler¹

< German Reichstaler (archaic spelling Reichsthaler ) Reich thaler

Example Sentences

Rix dollar is the English form of Reichsthaler or imperial dollar. p.

From Project Gutenberg

The price of the diligence from Leipzig to Frankfort was eleven Reichsthaler.

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His library, one of the most remarkable in Europe, was sold at his death in 1703 to the elector, Johann Wilhelm, for 6000 Reichsthaler.

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