a former coin of various German states, usually equal to half a pfennig.
a former bronze coin of Austria, one 100th of a korona.
a monetary unit of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, worth one hundredth of a koruna
any of various old German or Austrian coins of low denomination
1890–95, short for hell-raiser
First recorded in 1565–75; from German, Middle High German haller, heller, after (Schwäbisch) Hall, the Swabian town where they were originally minted; see -er 1
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At Marseilles, he became a bit of a heller on a £3OO-a-year allowance from an indulgent uncle.
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The Free City of Danzig is about to discard German marks and substitute an independent currency with 100 heller to one gulden.
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Kirken er kun en Kryslitkirke, saa den er hverken ny eller smuk og Kroen ligger heller ikke lige overfor, men et godt Stykke derfra, men ellers er det rigtigt.
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The boy occasionally earned a few heller running errands for the local postmaster.
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"Not a heller, not a heller; my father was hangman of Lucerne, and when he died his body was seized to pay his debts."
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
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