groschen

/ˈɡroʊʃən/
noun
  1. A former monetary unit of various German-speaking countries, equal to 1/100 of a schilling (in Austria) or a small coin of similar value.
    • The museum displayed a collection of groschen from the 19th century.
    • My grandfather still has a few old groschen coins from his childhood in Austria.
    • Before the euro, a loaf of bread cost about five groschen in Vienna.
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