An English gold coin first issued by James I in 1604, originally current at the value of 20 shillings, and raised in 1611 to 22 shillings. Cf. broad-…
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释义 | society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > unite or Jacobus (10) unite1604 An English gold coin first issued by James I in 1604, originally current at the value of 20 shillings, and raised in 1611 to 22 shillings. Cf. broad-… Jacobite piece1611 Pertaining to James I of England; in Jacobite piece = Jacobus, n. Obsolete. Jacobine1612 = Jacobus, n. Jacobus1612 The current (but not official) name of an English gold coin, struck in the reign of James I. piece1631 Any of various English gold coins current in different periods; spec. (a) the unite of James I; (b) a sovereign; (c) a guinea. See also broad-piece… Jacob1662 = Jacobus, n., the gold coin. Obsolete. sceptre1695 A popular name of the sceptred gold unite first coined in 1604; also, †the name suggested for a silver coin in 1695. sceptre-piece1695 sceptre broad-piece1701 sceptre-unite1853 = sense 3. |
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