schilling

schilling

1. the former standard monetary unit of Austria, divided into 100 groschen; replaced by the euro in 2002

2. an old German coin of low denomination

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Schilling

 

the monetary unit of Austria; equal to 100 groschen. Introduced in 1925 to replace the crown, the schilling was replaced by the reichsmark in 1938 but reintroduced in 1945. According to the rate of exchange set by the State Bank of the USSR in January 1978,100 schillings = 4.55 rubles.

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