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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.
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 ...
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.
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.
Pierre Paul Ferdinand Mourier purchased Aagaard for 70,000 rigsdaler in 1787. He had a background as a naval officer but had more recently worked for the Danish Asiatic Company in Canton . After his return to Denmark in 1785, he had been appointed as member of fabriksdirektionen , a subcommittee of the Commercial College ( Kommerskollegiet ...
Øbjerggaard are sold for 30,050 rigsdaler to Niels Ruberg-. Lundbygård is sold for 34,000 rigsdaler to Casper Wilhelm von Munthe af Morgenstierne. Skovbygård is sold for 30,120 rigsdaler tp Hans Pedersen. Beldringe (48 000 rigsdaler) and Lekkende ( 40,000 rigsdaler) are sold to Frederik Sophus Raben. Kallehavegaard is sold to Peter Johansen.
Denmark alters 500 years of history to solidify Greenland claim as Trump eyes the territory. Astha Rajvanshi. Updated January 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM. ... But in Denmark, most politicians saw Trump Jr ...
Halling achieved considerable wealth during his years in India. On his way back to Denmark, on board a ship to the Netherlands, he was captured by pirates and brought to Algiers where he was sold as a slave. [2] He finally made it back to Denmark in about 1772. In 1773, he purchased the Brigadér title for 1,000 Danish rigsdaler. He was given ...