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The Thaler (or Taler or Talir) was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. Its name lives on in various currencies as the dollar or tolar. Etymologically, “Thaler” is an abbreviation of “Joachimsthaler”, a coin type from the city of Joachimsth ... |
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Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, ruled from 1736 until his death in 1757. During his reign, silver coins were minted in the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, which was part of the Holy Roman Empire. These silver coins typically bore his portrait and various symbols associat ... |
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The para (Cyrillic: пара, from Turkish para, from Persian pārah, “piece”) was a former currency of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Montenegro and Albania, and is the current subunit, although rarely used, of the Serbian dinar.As a former Ottoman and Turkish currency, it was 1/40th of a ... |