Kreut'zer (kroit'sẽr) noun [ German kreuzer .] A small copper coin formerly used in South Germany; also, a small Austrian copper coin. [ Written also kreuzer .] Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/K/18
First struck in the thirteenth century in Tyrol. Later, the kreutzer became a generally circulated monetary unit. The name comes from the large double cross which was depicted on the first coins.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20978