Where the Word “Dollar” Comes From
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##EMBED## Click Here to Read Where the Dollar Sign Comes From Text Version The name ‘dollar’ derived from the word ‘thaler’ which is an abbreviation for the word “Joachimsthaler”, a coin type from the city of Joachimsthal (Jáchymov) in Bohemia, where some of the first such coins were minted in 1516.
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