tolar

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The tolar was a historical Central European silver coin and currency unit that served as a predecessor to the modern dollar.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical currency unit
silver coin
category historical currencies of Europe
obsolete currencies
silver coins
circulationArea Central Europe
parts of Eastern Europe
parts of Western Europe
currencyRole standard of value
trade coin
denominationType large silver coin
etymologicallyRelatedTo dollar
hasAlternativeName thaler
hasAlternativeSpelling taler
thaler
hasSuccessor crown-based currencies in Central Europe
modern dollar currencies
historicalPeriod 16th century
17th century
18th century
Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
influenced Australian dollar
Canadian dollar
Hong Kong dollar
New Zealand dollar
Spanish dollar
United States dollar
linked to: US dollar

various Latin American dollars
linguisticDescendant Dutch word "daler"
English word "dollar"
German word "Taler"
Scandinavian "daler" forms
material silver
monetaryStandard silver standard
namedAfter Joachimsthal
originatedIn Bohemia
predecessorOf dollar
usedFor international trade
large transactions
usedInCountry Austria
Bohemia
German states
Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire
Slovenia
usedInRegion Central Europe

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