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Rix-dollar
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What's The Definition Of Rix-dollar?Synonyms | Synonyms for Rix-dollar: Related Terms | Find terms related to Rix-dollar: See Also | Rix-dollar In Webster's Dictionary \Rix"-dol`lar\, n. [Sw. riksdaler, or Dan. rigsdaler,
or D. rijksdaalder, or G. reichsthaler, literally, dollar of
the empire or realm, fr. words akin to E. rich, and dollar.
See {Rich}, {Dollar}.]
A name given to several different silver coins of Denmark,
Holland, Sweden,, NOrway, etc., varying in value from about
30 cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth about 36 cents,
used in Ceylon and at the Cape of Good Hope. See {Rigsdaler},
{Riksdaler}, and {Rixdaler}.
Note: Most of these pieces are now no longer coined, but some
remain in circulation.
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