Editing Thaler (section)

==Scandinavia==
{{See also|Danish rigsdaler|Norwegian speciedaler|Swedish riksdaler}}
The name thaler was introduced to Scandinavia as ''daler''. The first Swedish ''daler'' coins were minted in 1534. The Norwegian ''speciedaler'' was minted from 1560. Later Scandinavian ''daler'' coins included the   [[Swedish riksdaler]] (1604) and the  [[Danish rigsdaler]] (1625). In the early 19th century, these countries introduced their modern currency based on the ''daler'' unit. In Norway, ''[[Norwegian speciedaler|speciedaler]]'' was chosen as the currency name in 1816.

These currencies in Denmark and Sweden were replaced by the [[Danish krone]] and [[Swedish krona]] in 1873, the new currencies introduced by the [[Scandinavian Monetary Union]]. Norway joined the Monetary Union and introduced the [[Norwegian krone]] in 1876.