Tallero
/talˈlɛːro/noun
A former Italian silver coin modeled on the German thaler.
Did you know?Tallero belongs to the same historical coin family as the thaler and dollar, whose name began as a reference to silver mined in Joachimsthal, Bohemia.
Etymological Timeline
16th Century
German
Joachimsthaler
“A coin from Joachimsthal, literally “Joachim’s valley,” where rich silver deposits were mined.”
16th Century
German
Taler
“A shortened form of Joachimsthaler, referring to a large silver coin.”
16th–17th Century
Italian
Tallero
“Italian adaptation of Taler, used for a large silver coin.”
17th–19th Century
Italian
tallero
“A silver monetary unit or coin, including coins issued for Italian territories and colonial trade.”
Modern English
English
tallero
“A historical Italian coin or monetary term, chiefly encountered in numismatic and historical contexts.”