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A one-rigsdaler banknote from 1794. The rigsdaler was the name of several currencies used in Denmark until 1875. [1] The similarly named Reichsthaler, riksdaler and rijksdaalder were used in Germany and Austria-Hungary, Sweden and the Netherlands, respectively. These currencies were often anglicized as rix-dollar [2] or rixdollar.
From 1625 to 1873, one Danish skilling (pronounced [ˈske̝lˀe̝ŋ]) was equivalent to 1 ⁄ 96 of a rigsdaler. The word is still used colloquially for a small but unspecified amount of money ("lille skilling"). King Christian IX abolished the rigsdaler and skilling in favor of the kroner and ører in 1873.
In 1784 and 1785, some Danish 5 rigsdaler courant notes were reissued for use in the West Indies with new denomination of 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 rigsdaler printed on the previously blank reverses. Regular issues began in 1788 with denominations of 20, 50 and 100 rigsdaler. 5 and 10 rigsdaler notes were added in 1806 when the 20 rigsdaler denomination was ...
Prior to this date Denmark used the Danish rigsdaler divided into 96 rigsbank skilling. In 1875, Norway joined this union. In 1875, Norway joined this union. A rate of 2.48 kroner per gram of gold, or roughly 0.403 grams per krone was established.
She carried a cargo with a total value of 90,000 rigsdaler, consisting of silver (84.986 rigsdaler, 94%), other metals (4.084 rigsdaler), wine and alcohol (811 rigsdaler), ship components (118 rigsdaler) and "other goods" (1 Rigsdaler). Fridericus Quartus arrived at Tranquebar on 8 October 1734. Her cargo was sold for 98.997 rigsdaler.
In more general use until 1813, however, was a krone or schlecht daler worth 2 ⁄ 3 rigsdaler, 4 marks, or 64 skilling. [8] [9] [10] The modern-day krone was introduced as the currency of Denmark in January 1875. It replaced the rigsdaler at a rate of 2 kroner = 1 rigsdaler.
The krone and øre were introduced in 1875, replacing the former rigsdaler and skilling. [71] Denmark has a very long tradition of maintaining a fixed exchange-rate system, dating back to the period of the gold standard during the time of the Scandinavian Monetary Union from 1873 to 1914.
Rigsdaler is a unit of currency. Rigsdaler may refer to: Danish rigsdaler; Danish West Indian rigsdaler; Greenlandic rigsdaler; Norwegian rigsdaler; See also. Swedish ...