Rix-dollar Definition

riksdälər
noun
Any of several old silver coins of Germany, the Netherlands, or Scandinavia.
Webster's New World

The monetary unit of Ceylon until 1828, equal to 48 stivers.

Wiktionary

(historical) A silver coin and money of account in use from the late-16th to the mid-19th centuries in the European Teutonic countries and their imperial trading networks.

Wiktionary

(historical) A unit of currency introduced into certain former European colonies such as Cape Province and Ceylon.

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Other Word Forms of Rix-dollar

Noun

Singular:
rix-dollar
Plural:
rix-dollars

Origin of Rix-dollar

  • From obsolete Dutch rijcksdaler, cognate to German Reichsthaler and to the English words riche and dollar.

    From Wiktionary

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