Definition

• A name given to such German medallic Thaler as were struck subsequent to and commemorative of some national victory. Notable examples are the Fehrbelliner Sieges Thaler, issued after the victory of the Great Elector over the Swedes in 1675 at Fehrbellin, and the commemorative piece struck after the Franco-German war in 1870. See Giustina.

Source

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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