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Groschen ( German: [ˈɡʁɔʃn̩] ⓘ; from Latin: grossus "thick", via Old Czech groš) is the (sometimes colloquial) name for various coins, especially a silver coin used in parts of Europe such as France, some of the Italian states, England, various states of the Holy Roman Empire, among others.
The Guter Groschen ("good groschen"), also Gutergroschen or Gutegroschen, abbreviation Ggr., is name of the groschen coin that was valued at 1 ⁄ 24 of a Reichsthaler from the end of the 16th century.
In Germany, the name Groschen (both singular and plural) replaced Schilling as the common name for a 12 Pfennig coin. In the 18th Century it was used predominantly in the northern states as a coin worth 1/24 of a Reichsthaler (equal to 1/32 of a Conventionsthaler).
May 6, 2024 · English Wikipedia has an article on: groschen. groschen (plural groschens or groschen) ( numismatics) Any of several obsolete European silver coins .
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1. (Aus: Hist) groschen; (in Polen) grosz; (Hist) groschen. 2. (Hist inf) 10-pfennig piece; (fig) penny, cent (US) seine paar Groschen zusammenhalten to scrape together a few pence or pennies/cents (US) sich (dative) ein paar Groschen verdienen to earn (oneself) a few pence or pennies/cents (US), to earn (oneself) a bit of pocket money.
groschen / ˈɡrəʊʃən; German: ˈɡrɔʃən / n (pl-schen) a former Austrian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a schilling; a former German coin worth ten pfennigs; a former German silver coin
