riksdaler

Borrowed from Swedish riksdaler.

riksdaler (plural riksdalers)

1. (historical) A unit of currency that was used in Sweden between 1777 and 1873.

• rix-dollar

rike +‎ daler, used in Swedish since 1577 to describe the German currency.

riksdaler c

1. rixdollar; an older currency unit, in Germany from 1566, later adopted in Sweden, official between 1777 and 1873 (abbreviated Rdr, rdr r:dr, rdr.)

   Spara på styfvern, riksdalern sparar sig sjelf.

   Save the penny, the dollar will save itself.

   • 1786 January 12, Samuel Ödmann, edited by Henning Wijkmark, Samuel Ödmanns skrifter och brev‎^[1], published 1925, page 96:

     Tantus amor florum. Nog finnes utaf sådant i trägården, men Eder Mästare tager 1 Rdr 100det, och det har jag ej råd att gifva, då jag ändå torde få dupletter, ty jag har circa 500 utländska förråt.

     Tantus amor florum. There are enough of these in the garden, but Your Master take 1 Riksdal per 100th, and I cannot afford to give that, as I should still get duplicates, because I have about 500 foreign from before.

   • 1815 August 9, N. S. Colliander, “Allmän Kungörelse [Publick Notice]”, in Wexiö Tidning, number 61, "R%3Adr" page 4:

     Till Gyllenpalmska Famillen hafva sedan sista redovisning influtit: En skärf från 2:ne Enkor till den fattiga famillen. Många bäckar små göra en stor å, 2 R:dr R:gd d. 17 Juli 1815.

     Unto the Family of Gyllenpalm hath since the last account been received: A small gift from two widows to the poor family. Many a little makes a mickle, 2 Rixdollars, the 17th of July, 1815.

     (literally, “Riksdaler Riksgäld”)

2. (colloquial) krona, crown; the current Swedish currency unit

• banko
• kopparmynt
• krona
• mark
• öre
• örtug
• riksgäld
• riksmynt
• runstycke
• silvermynt
• skilling
• specie
• styver

• riksdaler in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• riksdaler in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)