Thaler
The Thaler (or Taler or Talir) was a silver coin that was used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. It was named after the "Joachimsthaler", a type of coin from the city of Joachimsthal (Jáchymov) in Bohemia. It is where the names "dollar" and "tolar" come from. The Thaler was first made in 1518. In Habsburg Spain and the Spanish Empire it was called "Peso".
Thaler Media
Four thalers and one double thaler, compared to a U.S. quarter (bottom center):*Clockwise from top left:*Saxe-Altenburg 1616 (reverse),*Saxony 1592, *Austria 1701 (obverse),*Saxony 1592 (obverse),*Center: double thaler, Austria 1635 (obverse).*
The 1486 Guldengroschen (obverse)
Half portugalöser (five ducats) minted in Hamburg, 1679
The Spanish 8-real coin or dollar
1 French silver ecu, front face is portrait of King Louis XVI, minted in 1784
French écu or laubthaler stamped "40 BZ" (batzen) in Bern became 4 francs under the Helvetic Republic
40 batzen minted in Zurich, 1813
Alte Wertseite der 5-Mark-Münzen des deutschen Kaiserreichs
Swiss 5 francs coin, 25.0 grams, 90% silver
Austrian Vereinsthaler (1855)
