Thaler facts for kids

17th-century thaler minted in Hungary showing Emperor Leopold I.

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".

Images for kids

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  The 1486 Guldengroschen (obverse)

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  Half portugalöser (five ducats) minted in Hamburg, 1679

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  Dutch Thaler, depicting a lion, the origin of the Bulgarian "Lev", Romanian "Leu" and Moldovan "Leu".

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  Zürich thaler of 1526 (reverse), styled after a Wappenscheibe design with the bailiwick coats of arms surrounding the city coat of arms at the center

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  Austrian Vereinsthaler (1855)

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  The thaler sized Swiss 5 francs coin (introduced 1850, at 25 grams Ag 90%) continued to be minted in silver until 1928 (in reduced size, 15 grams Ag 83.5%, until 1969).

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  German 5 Mark coin (1888)

See also

In Spanish: Tálero para niños