Definition

• A base silver coin struck by Frederick the Great. In course of time it deteriorated in purity to such an extent that instead of the original value, one twenty-fourth of a Thaler, it was finally worth only one forty-second of a Thaler. It was succeeded by the Silbergroschen in 1821.

Quelle

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

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