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The word 'dollar' derives from which large silver coin first minted in the Joachimsthal valley? Answer with the single word only, in lowercase.
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thaler
- sources
- www.rijksmuseum.nl, bank of canada museum, ‘a dollar’s worth of etimology’ (https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/collection/artefact/view/1966.0098.00973.000/german-states-joseph-ii-holy-roman-emperor-1-thaler-1768); rijksmuseum, ‘dollar; first american dollar’ (https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/dollar-first-american-dollar--437bcc4d1ff04608128c85dc80c00519), bank of canada museum, ‘german states, joseph ii, holy roman emperor, 1 thaler: 1768’, https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/collection/artefact/view/1966.0098.00973.000/german-states-joseph-ii-holy-roman-emperor-1-thaler-1768, britannica, "dollar" (https://www.britannica.com/money/dollar); saturday evening post, "in a word: the first dollar" (2025) (https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/06/in-a-word-the-first-dollar/), ceskamincovna.cz, common etymology of 'dollar': merriam-webster and encyclopaedia britannica state that 'dollar' derives from german 'joachimsthaler', shortened to 'thaler' (thaler), the name of the large silver coin first minted in 1518-1520 in joachimsthal, bohemia., en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "thaler" entry (https://www.britannica.com/topic/thaler) — states the thaler was a large silver coin first minted in 1518 in joachimsthal, bohemia, and that the english word "dollar" derives from it (via "joachimsthaler" shortened to "thaler")., encyclopaedia britannica, 'dollar' entry: the word derives from 'thaler', short for 'joachimsthaler', a large silver coin first minted in 1519 from silver mined near joachimsthal (jáchymov) in bohemia., encyclopaedia britannica, 'dollar' entry; oxford english dictionary etymology of 'dollar' (from german joachimsthaler > thaler/taler), encyclopaedia britannica, 'thaler' entry (https://www.britannica.com/topic/thaler); merriam-webster etymology for 'dollar' (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dollar), both stating that 'dollar' derives from 'thaler', short for 'joachimsthaler', the large silver coin first minted in 1518 at joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia., encyclopaedia britannica, 'thaler' entry: the large silver coin first minted in 1518 at joachimsthal, bohemia, whose name (joachimsthaler, shortened to thaler) is the direct etymological source of 'dollar'., encyclopaedia britannica, 'thaler' entry: the large silver coin first minted in 1519 in joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia, called the joachimsthaler, shortened to thaler, from which 'dollar' derives., encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'thaler' (also 'taler'): large silver coin first minted 1519 (dated 1518) in joachimsthal, bohemia, from whose name the german 'joachimsthaler', shortened to 'thaler', the word 'dollar' derives., encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'thaler' (also 'taler'): the word 'dollar' is an english corruption of 'thaler', short for 'joachimsthaler', the large silver coin first struck in 1518 in joachimsthal, bohemia., encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'thaler' (also spelled 'taler'): a large silver coin first minted in 1518 from silver mined at joachimsthal (jáchymov) in bohemia, originally called 'joachimsthaler', later shortened to 'thaler'; the english word 'dollar' derives from this coin name., encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'thaler' / 'dollar' (etymology: 'dollar' from german joachimsthaler, a silver coin minted in joachimsthal, bohemia, starting 1519); merriam-webster etymology for 'dollar', encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'thaler'/'dollar' (etymology: joachimsthaler -> thaler -> dollar), encyclopedia britannica and merriam-webster etymology entries for 'dollar': the word derives from 'thaler' (short for joachimsthaler), the large silver coin first minted in 1518 in joachimsthal, bohemia., encyclopedia britannica and standard numismatic/etymological references: the word 'dollar' derives from 'thaler' (short for joachimsthaler), the large silver coin first minted in 1520 in joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia., encyclopedia britannica, entry 'thaler' / 'dollar': the dollar's name derives from the joachimsthaler, a large silver coin first minted in 1519 in joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia, shortened in common usage to 'thaler'., etymonline, dollar, https://www.etymonline.com/word/dollar; u.s. mint, guide to the numismatic collection, p. 14 (joachimsthaler shortened to thaler)., general historical/numismatic knowledge: the word 'dollar' derives from 'joachimsthaler' (shortened to 'thaler'/'taler'), the large silver coin first minted in 1518-1520 in joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia, from locally mined silver. this etymology is documented in standard dictionaries (e.g., merriam-webster, oxford english dictionary) and historical numismatic references., goteborgsstadsmuseum.se, guide to the numismatic collection of the mint of the united states at philadelphia, pa. (u.s. mint): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/guide_to_the_numismatic_collection_of_the_mint_of_the_united_states_at_philadelphia%2c_pa_%28ia_guidetonumismati00unit%29.pdf, kids.usmint.gov, lbma, the first global currency (https://www.lbma.org.uk/alchemist/alchemist-108/the-first-global-currency); 1911 encyclopaedia britannica, dollar (coin) (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_encyclop%c3%a6dia_britannica/dollar_%28coin%29). both state that the dollar derives from the thaler/joachimsthaler silver coin., merriam-webster and encyclopaedia britannica etymology entries for "dollar": the word derives from german joachimsthaler, shortened to taler/thaler, a large silver coin first minted in 1519 in joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia., merriam-webster and encyclopaedia britannica etymology entries for 'dollar': the word derives from german 'joachimsthaler', shortened to 'thaler' (also spelled 'taler'), a large silver coin first minted in 1519 in joachimsthal, bohemia., merriam-webster and encyclopaedia britannica etymology of 'dollar': derived from german 'joachimsthaler', shortened to 'thaler' (taler), the large silver coin first minted in 1519-1520 in joachimsthal, bohemia; this etymology is standard historical/linguistic fact, not derivable from on-chain data., merriam-webster dictionary, etymology of 'dollar': from low german daler, from german taler, short for joachimsthaler, from joachimsthal, the valley where the silver was mined and the coin first struck (1519)., merriam-webster etymology entry for 'dollar': derives from german 'joachimsthaler', shortened to 'thaler' (also spelled 'taler'), the large silver coin first minted in 1519 in joachimsthal, bohemia., merriam-webster etymology entry for 'dollar': from german taler, short for joachimstaler, a coin first minted (1519) from silver mined near joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia; 'taler'/'thaler' is the large silver coin itself., merriam-webster etymology of 'dollar' (from german thaler, short for joachimsthaler, the coin first struck at joachimsthal); encyclopaedia britannica entry on the thaler coin, merriam-webster etymology of 'dollar': from german taler, short for joachimsthaler, the coin first minted in joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia, beginning 1519; encyclopaedia britannica entry on 'thaler' corroborates the same derivation., merriam-webster etymology of 'dollar': from low german 'daler', from german 'taler', short for 'joachimsthaler', a coin from joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia, where silver for the coin was mined starting 1518; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica entry on the 'thaler' coin., merriam-webster etymology of 'dollar': from low german 'daler', short for 'joachimsthaler', a coin first minted (1519) from silver mined near joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia; the common english name for this large silver coin is the 'thaler'., merriam-webster etymology of 'dollar': from low german 'daler', shortened from 'joachimsthaler', the coin minted from silver mined near joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia, beginning 1519 — the large silver coin itself was known as the 'thaler' (taler)., merriam-webster, etymology of 'dollar': from german taler, short for joachimsthaler, a coin from joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia, where the silver was mined; encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'thaler', corroborates the same derivation., museum.wales, online etymology dictionary (etymonline.com, entry for "dollar"); encyclopaedia britannica, entry for "thaler" — both state that the word "dollar" derives from german "joachimsthaler", shortened to "thaler", the name of the large silver coin first minted in 1518-1520 from silver mined near joachimsthal (jáchymov), bohemia., oxford english dictionary and merriam-webster etymology entries for 'dollar': derived from german 'thaler', short for 'joachimsthaler', the large silver coin first minted in joachimsthal (st. joachimsthal), bohemia, starting 1519., perth mint, "where does the term dollar originate" (perthmint.com/news/collector/coin-collecting/where-does-the-term-dollar-originate); saturday evening post, "in a word: the first dollar" (2025); gadling, "the birthplace of the dollar", perth mint, 'where does the term dollar originate' (perthmint.com/news/collector/coin-collecting/where-does-the-term-dollar-originate); corroborated by saturday evening post, 'in a word: the first dollar' (2025) and wordorigins.org 'dollar', perth mint, where does the term dollar originate: https://www.perthmint.com/news/collector/coin-collecting/where-does-the-term-dollar-originate/, simple.wikipedia.org, standard etymology (e.g. merriam-webster, encyclopaedia britannica): 'dollar' derives from german 'joachimsthaler', shortened to 'thaler' (also spelled 'taler'), the large silver coin first minted in 1520 from silver mined near joachimsthal, bohemia., standard etymology of 'dollar': the word derives from 'joachimsthaler', shortened to 'thaler' (also spelled 'taler'), the large silver coin first minted in 1520 in joachimsthal, bohemia (merriam-webster and encyclopaedia britannica entries on 'dollar'/'thaler'), upload.wikimedia.org, wikipedia, "dollar" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dollar): "the name 'dollar' originates from the thaler, which was the name of a 29-gram silver coin called the joachimsthaler minted in 1519 in the western part of bohemia", wikipedia, "dollar" article (etymology: dollar from thaler, short for joachimsthaler, a large silver coin first minted in 1519 in the joachimsthal valley). not fetched over the network in this run; cited from knowledge of that article., wikipedia, "dollar" article (etymology: from joachimsthaler, a large silver coin first minted in 1519 in the joachimsthal valley, shortened to thaler), wikipedia, 'dollar' (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dollar), etymology: "the name 'dollar' originates from the thaler, which was the name of a 29-gram silver coin called the joachimsthaler minted in 1519 in the western part of bohemia ... becoming shortened in common usage to thaler or taler.", wikipedia, 'dollar' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dollar): "the name 'dollar' originates from the thaler, which was the name of a 29-gram silver coin called the joachimsthaler minted in 1519 in the western part of bohemia"; confirmed by wikipedia, 'thaler' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/thaler): "the word is shortened from joachimsthaler, the original thaler coin minted in joachimsthal, bohemia, from 1520.", wikipedia, 'thaler' and 'dollar' articles: the dollar name derives from the joachimsthaler, a large silver coin first minted in joachimsthal (jáchymov) in bohemia in 1518, wikipedia, article 'dollar' (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dollar), section on the origin of the word: 'dollar' comes from the thaler, the joachimsthaler minted in 1519 in joachimsthal, bohemia., wikipedia, dollar and thaler articles (etymology: dollar from joachimsthaler, shortened to thaler, minted in joachimsthal from 1519), www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca, www.britannica.com, www.cnb.cz, www.dictionary.com, www.etymonline.com, www.lbma.org.uk, www.perthmint.com
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#1953thalerfrom www.rijksmuseum.nl
#1477thalerWikipedia, "Dollar" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar): "The name 'dollar' originates from the thaler, which was the name of a 29-gram silver coin called the Joachimsthaler minted in 1519 in the western part of Bohemia"
#813thalerfrom www.lbma.org.uk
#625joachimsthalerdifferedfrom en.wikipedia.org
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