A small coin or a unit of currency, particularly referring to historical German currency or monetary subdivisions.
From German 'Groschen,' a medieval silver coin, derived from late Latin 'grossus' meaning 'thick' (coins were called 'gross' because of their weight), with the term spreading across Central European languages.
The word 'groschen' shows how a name for a chunky, heavy coin became a term for currency itself—it's the same root that gives us 'gross' meaning big, but for money it just meant 'substantial'!
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