Etymology

Joachimsthaler

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Today it means: A large silver coin of the 16th century in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, today Czech Republic. Full definition →

German Joachimsthaler
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  1. German · borrowed fromJoachimsthaler
  2. English todayJoachimsthaler

Borrowed from German Joachimsthaler, after the silver mine in Joachimsthal (now known as Jáchymov).

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