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Webster 1913 Edition
Rix-dollar
Rix′-dolˊlar
,Noun.
[Sw.
riksdaler
, or Dan. rigsdaler
, or D. rijksdaalder
, or G. reichsthaler
, literally, dollar of the empire or realm, fr. words akin to E. rich
, and dollar
. See Rich
, Dollar
.] A name given to several different silver coins of Denmark, Holland, Sweden,, NOrway, etc., varying in value from about 30 cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth about 36 cents, used in Ceylon and at the Cape of Good Hope. See
Rigsdaler
, Riksdaler
, and Rixdaler
. ☞ Most of these pieces are now no longer coined, but some remain in circulation.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rix-dollar
RIX-DOL'LAR
, n.A silver coin of Germany, Denmark and Sweden, of different value in different places. In Hamburg and some other parts of Germany, its value is the same as the American dollar, or 4-6d sterling. In other parts of Germany, its value is 3-6d sterling, or about 78 cents.