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speciedaler

Noun

Meaning

speciedaler (plural speciedalers)

(historical) A Norwegian coin minted from 1816 to 1875, divided into 120 skilling.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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