This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. German to English
  3. Economics

Teilmünzen

15:45 Jun 12, 2007
This question was closed without grading. Reason: Other

German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Economics / coinage, numismatics
German term or phrase: Teilmünzen
This comes from an Austro-Hungarian economics article from ca. 1908. I am trying to distinguish 'Scheidemünzen' from 'Teilmünzen', as both appear in the same sentence:

Die Silbergulden sind noch heute Kurantmünze gleich den früheren deutschen Talern, die 5 Kronen- und 1 Kronenstücke hingegen sind Scheidemünzen (das österreichische Gesetz nennt sie **Teilmünzen**) und ist im privaten Verkehr niemand gehalten, mehr als 250 Kronen in der ersten oder 50 Kronen in der zweiten Sorte in Zahlung zu nehmen.

Kurantmünzen are face-value coins, that is, the value of the coin equals the value of the metal in the coin.
Scheidemünzen and Teilmünzen are both non-face-value coins: like most modern coinage, the metal in the coin does not equal the value of the coin.
I have seen Scheidemünzen translated as secondary or token coins, but have found no way to distinguish Scheidemünzen from Teilmünzen in English.

From the text, this appears to be an Austrian term.

I would appreciate any and all suggestions.

mtia, vDiV
Rebecca Garber
Local time: 18:45


Summary of answers provided
3divisional coin
dorisinlondon


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
divisional coin


Explanation:
Teilmünze scheint nur ein anderer Name für Scheidemünze zu sein. Erläuterungen findest du in der angegebenen Website
'The pfennig had been the standard coin in Austria up to the schinderling era, but was simply a divisional coin after it had lost this function in 1460. With the Coinage Code of 1481, Frederick III officially proclaimed the Austrian gulden as the standard coin.'




    Reference: http://www.oenb.at/en/ueber_die_oenb/geldmuseum/oesterr_geld...
dorisinlondon
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search