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variants:
or less commonly specie dollar or species dollar
Definition of speciedaler
1 : the basic monetary unit of Norway in the mid 19th century also : a silver coin representing one speciedaler
2 : a silver coin worth two rigsdalers issued in the 19th century for use in Denmark
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The first known use of speciedaler was in 1706
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