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Definition of Groschen
1. Noun. 100 groschen equal 1 schilling in Austria.
Definition of Groschen
1. n. A small silver coin and money of account of Germany, worth about two cents. It is not included in the new monetary system of the empire.
Definition of Groschen
1. Noun. Any of several obsolete European silver coins ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Groschen
1. an Austrian coin [n GROSCHEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Groschen
Literary usage of Groschen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1838)
"The oldest groschen known were struck in Trêves, in 1104. The first Bohemian
groschen were coined hi 1296, at Kutten- burg. In 1525, the groschen was ..."
2. A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers, and Copyists by John William Bradley (1887)
"In 1460 he received payment for copying in "lettres de forme," one groschen per
folio, as the customary price for such work. ..."
3. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1921)
"A bottle of Cologne water of 15 Pfennig is here 5 groschen, an ivory comb 1
groschen [Florin!], a dozen brass buttons, which cost 5, 6, -7 Kreutzer with you ..."
4. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1921)
"An industrious spinning-girl earns 5 groschen per day. ... A day laborer gets
10, 12, 15 groschen per day, and 21 times a week meat with his board; ..."
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