Name of the
currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions, including
Australia,
Canada, the [East Caribbean]
?,
Hong Kong,
New Zealand,
Singapore and the
United States. The dollar was also in use in
Scotland during the
17th century.
The name is related to the historic currencies Thaler (Germany) and Daler (Sweden). The name originally came from Austria's Tallar gold mines, which were the largest gold strike in history.