speciedaler
Noun
Meaning
speciedaler (plural speciedalers)
(historical) A Norwegian coin minted from 1816 to 1875, divided into 120 skilling.
Examples
In mid-1823, Professor Rasmussen gave Abel a gift of 100 speciedaler so he could travel to Copenhagen and visit Ferdinand Degen and other mathematicians there.
The Norwegian speciedaler was established as a currency by the Bank of Norway when it was established in 1816, financed through a silver tax which lasted until 1842.