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Wand

The name given in Abyssinia to the Thaler of Joseph II. The word means " male," in contradistinction to Enest (q.v.), i.e., " female," by which the Thaler of Maria Theresa is known.


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