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The dollar is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions (see list below). It is represented by the symbol $.

The name is related to the historic currencies Tolar in Bohemia, Thaler in Germany, Daalder in the Netherlands and Daler in Sweden. The name thaler (from thal, "valley") originally came from the guldengroschen ("great gulden", being of silver but equal in value to a gold gulden) coins minted from the silver from a rich mine at Joachimsthal (St. Joachim's Valley) in Bohemia (then part of the Habsburg Empire). The name Spanish dollar was used for a Spanish silver coin, the peso, an eight-real coin, which was widely circulated during the 18th century in the Spanish colonies in the New World. The use of the Spanish dollar and the Maria TheresaMaria Theresa ( May 13, 1717 November 29, 1780) was a Habsburg by birth and a Holy Roman Empress by marriage, Archduchess of Austria, and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia from 1740 to 1780. Maria has been called an " enlightened monarch", but this status is u thaler as legal tender for the early United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in is the reason for the name of that nation's currency. The word dollar was in use in the English language for the thaler for about 200 years prior to the American RevolutionThe American Revolution refers to the series of events, ideas, and changes that resulted in the political separation of thirteen colonies in North America from the British Empire and the creation of the United States of America. The American Revolutionary. Spanish dollars, or "pieces of eight" as they were called, were in circulation in the 13 coloniesBritish colonization of the Americas began in the late 16th century. Colonies were established in North, Central and South America and in the Caribbean, and a protectorate was established in Hawaii. British North America See also Colonial America. The Eng that became the United States and legal tender in VirginiaVirginia is one of the original 13 states of the United States that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution and is generally classified as part of the South. Its official name is the Commonwealth of Virginia it is one of four Commonwealth.

The dollar was also in use in ScotlandScotland or in Scottish Gaelic, Alba is a country and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom. Scotland occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Scotland took part in a p during the 17th century16th century 17th century 18th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601- 1700. During this period, the power of England and the United Provinces increased; while that of, and there is a claim that it was invented at the University of St AndrewsUniversity of St Andrews Established 1413 Chancellor Sir Kenneth Dover Rector Sir Clement Freud Principal & Vice-Chancellor Dr Brian Lang Location St. Andrews, Scotland Students c. 6,500 total (1,000 postgraduate) Member of 1994 Group Homepage http://www..