Maria Theresa dollar

noun

Ma·ria The·re·sa dollar mə-ˈrē-ə-tə-ˈrā-sə-

-ˈrā-zə-

: a 1780 silver trade coin used in the Middle East

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circa 1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Maria Theresa dollar was circa 1883

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