A monetary unit used in accounts and for determining the value of gold and silver coins and bullion… In Scotland: a monetary unit corresponding to…
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > Scottish coins > [noun] > silver coins (10) mark1379 A monetary unit used in accounts and for determining the value of gold and silver coins and bullion… In Scotland: a monetary unit corresponding to… noble1417 Any of various gold coins of other countries, esp. a Scottish gold coin having the same nominal value (6s. 8d. Scots) as the English noble. Also: a… yokindale1536 Esp. in Scotland: a Joachimsthaler; an amount of money equivalent to the value of this. Cf. Joachimsthaler, n. Douglas groat1554 A silver Scottish groat coined during the reign of James V of Scotland and issued at a lower silver standard than previous groats. James Royal1567 a Scottish silver coin of James VI, the Sword dollar. leg1687 Scottish. Short for leg dollar n. at compounds 2a. Obsolete. fourteen-shilling piece1695 the Scottish ‘merk’ (see quot. 1695). thirteen-pence-halfpenny piece1723 thirteen-pence-halfpenny, alleged to have been the wage of a hangman. thirteen-pence-halfpenny piece, the name of the Scottish merk (= 13s. 4d… spurred groata1773 Wearing or provided with a spur or spurs. (see quot. 1773). sword dollar1825 name for a Scottish silver coin of James VI, of the value of 30 shillings Scots (= 2 s. 6d. English), with the figure of a sword on the reverse. |
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