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speciedaler

noun
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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1706, in the meaning defined above

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