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Hahnrei Thaler

The word means a cuckold and it is usually applied to a class of medallic Thaler which have obscene inscriptions.

It is also used to designate a Thaler struck by Philip Reinhard I, Earl of Solms, in 1627 from silver found in the fortress of Wolfenbuttel, and dedicated to Christian IV of Denmark.


Source: Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)
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