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Kreuzer

a small copper coin still in use in Austria, 100 making a florin or gulden ( nominal value, 48 cents).

The kreuzer was first coined in the 13th century in Tyrol, was originally of silver, and derived its ver, and derived its name from the cross conspicuous on it.

KREUZNACH (kroits'nah), a town of Rhenish Prussia, dating from the 9th century, on the Nahe . Its chief manufacture is champagne , its principal trade in wine and corn; but it is most notable for its salt springs . These were discovered in 1478 , and, being serviceable in scrofulous and other affections, attract over 5,000 visitors annually.

KRIEMHILDE LINE. See HINDEN- BURG LINE.

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