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Danish rigsdaler

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Danish rigsdaler: documented and qualified family connections PARENTS THIS CURRENCY CHILDREN Danish kroneDanish krone 1873–1875 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1873–1875 Danish rigsdalerDanish rigsdaler Currency history Earlier ancestry is not established here.

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Danish rigsdaler

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Danish legislation changed the account unit from rigsdaler to krone; new gold coins became tender in 1874 and the accounting conversion followed in 1875. [1]

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  1. Danmarks Nationalbank · Working Paper 103, balance-sheet history

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“Danish rigsdaler.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-13; data version v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000331.html

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