Dutch rijksdaalder
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The rijksdaalder (Dutch, "imperial dollar") was Dutch coin first issued in the 18th century worth 2½ gulden or 50 stuivers (the Dutch equivalent of shillings).
Following decimalization (in 1816), 2½ gulden coins were no longer produced because a 3 gulden coin was thought to better fit in the series of denominations. This turned out to be a mistake (due to the high silver price) and from 1840 onward 2½ gulden coins were produced again. Production stopped in 2002 due to the introduction of the euro. 2½ gulden coins were better known by their nickname rijksdaalder or knaak. Thaler (daalder) was worth 1½ guldens.
The Royal Dutch Mint still mints a silver ducat today.
The similarly named Reichsthaler, rixdollar, riksdaler and rigsdaler were used in Germany and Austria-Hungary, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, respectively.
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