groschen

American  

[groh-shuhn] / ˈgroʊ ʃən /

noun

plural

groschen

1. a zinc or aluminum coin of Austria until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a schilling.

2. a German 10-pfennig piece made of nickel.

3. any of the silver coins of various German regions first introduced in the 13th century.

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groschen British  

/ ˈɡrɔʃən, ˈɡrəʊʃən /

noun

1. a former Austrian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a schilling

2. a former German coin worth ten pfennigs

3. a former German silver coin

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Etymology

Origin of groschen

First recorded in 1610–20; from German; Middle High German grosse, grosze, from Latin (denārius) grossus “thick (coin)”; akin to groat

Example Sentences

It described how "1 groschen for bratwurst casings" was spent in the town of Arnstadt.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

He told me that he had found this groschen fourteen days before on the way to church; that he had asked his father to publish the discovery, and he himself had announced it in school.

From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan

No, the groschen is not mine, so I am not going to keep it.

From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan

As settled in this and the following year, the system of Electoral and Lower Saxony was as follows:— Reichs thaler = 24 gulden groschen.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur

While elsewhere the thaler was raised, here they lowered it to its old equivalence of 24 groschen.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur