albertusthaler

noun

al·​ber·​tus·​tha·​ler

äl-ˈber-tə-ˌstä-lər

variants or albertustaler

plural albertusthalers or albertustalers

: a silver coin worth three gulden formerly used in the Low Countries

Word History

Etymology

German, from Dutch albertusdaalder, from Albert VII (Albertus) †1622 archduke of Austria and regent of the Netherlands, its coiner + Dutch daalder taler, from German taler

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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