noun
- plural of thaler; former silver coins used in various German states and other European countries
Usage: historical
Examples
- The museum displayed a collection of ancient thalers from the 18th century.
- German thalers were widely used for international trade.
- The coin collector specialized in Prussian thalers.
- These silver thalers were minted in Saxony.
- The word ‘dollar’ derives from ‘thaler’.
- Austrian thalers featured the Habsburg coat of arms.