> At 07:40 AM 1/31/2002 +0000, Roger you wrote:
> >Interesting! Had no idea about the kohl connection.
> >
> >Thought folk might be interested to know where the word dollar comes from,
> >seeing as all the Americans and Antipodeans have so many of them tied up in
> >their gear. In the 16th century, particularly fin silver was mined in the
> >valley of Saint Joachim, or Sankt Joachimsthal, in the present day Czech
> >Republic. Coins minted there were known as Sankt Joachimsthalers.
> >Shortened to 'Thaler' and exported through Low German and Dutch to English,
> >this became the word 'dollar'. So basically dollar means 'of the valley'.
That explains why the Canadian dollar is so low!
tOM
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