The Collaborative International Dictionary
Kreutzer \Kreut"zer\ (kroit"s[~e]r), n. [G. kreuzer.] A small copper coin formerly used in South Germany; also, a small Austrian copper coin. [Written also kreuzer.]
Wiktionary
n. A small coin of varying value formerly used in parts of Germany and Austria.
Wikipedia
The Kreuzer , in English usually kreutzer, was a silver coin and unit of currency existing in the southern German states prior to the unification of Germany, and in Austria. After 1760 it was made of copper.
The kreuzer was a German silver coin. Kreuzer may also refer to:
Usage examples of "kreuzer".
Hungary still honored and used the Austrian Empire's kronen, gulden and kreuzers, but the nation was introducing its own coinage of koronas, forints and fillérs, so the newcomers—and the Hungarians themselves—endured some confusion until they learned to carry the two moneys in separate pockets or purses, and to do quick calculations back and forth between them.
Give me twenty kronen for the chicken and I'll let you have the cow for just two copper kreuzers.