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Danish rigsdaler. 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.
The skilling (pronounced shilling in English) was the Scandinavian equivalent of the shilling. It was used as a subdivision of the various kinds of currencies named rigsdaler in use throughout Scandinavia, including the Danish rigsdaler, the Norwegian rigsdaler, and the Swedish riksdaler .
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Jan 9, 2024 · The rigsdaler was the currency of the Danish West Indies until 1849. It was subdivided into 96 skilling. The rigsdaler was equal to 4 ⁄ 5 Danish rigsdaler. The rigsdaler was replaced by the daler.
The rigsdaler was the currency of the Danish West Indies (now the U.S. Virgin Islands) until 1849. It was subdivided into 96 skilling. The rigsdaler was equal to 4 ⁄ 5 Danish rigsdaler. The rigsdaler was replaced by the daler.
The more generally used currency system until 1813, however, was the Danish rigsdaler worth 1 1 ⁄ 2 krone (or schlecht daler), 6 marks, or 96 skilling. The Danish rigsdaler used in the 18th century was a common system shared with the silver reichsthalers of Norway , Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein .
rigsdaler (plural rigsdalers) An obsolete unit of currency used in Denmark, Norway and Danish territories. The Danish rigsdaler, used in Denmark until 1873; The Danish West Indian rigsdaler, used in the Danish West Indies until 1849; The Greenlandic rigsdaler, used in Greenland until 1874
