mariengroschen

noun

ma·​ri·​en·​gro·​schen

məˈrēənˌgrōshən

plural mariengroschen

: a German silver coin bearing a representation of the Madonna and Child that was first issued about 1505

Word History

Etymology

German, from Marie Mary, mother of Jesus + German groschen

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