Applied to Spanish coins. In later use U.S.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Spanish coins > silver (23) sixpence1563 Applied to Spanish coins. In later use U.S. patacon1584 Any of various silver coins current in Portuguese and Spanish territories from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Now historical. tomin1589 In Spain and Spanish America: any of various small silver coins and monetary units, esp. one equivalent in value to the real (real, n.3 1(a)). pataca1625 = patacon, n. Now historical. fourpence-halfpenny1723 A sum of money or coin equal to four pennies. fourpence-halfpenny n. see quots. 1723 1860. pistareen1744 A small Spanish silver coin formerly in circulation chiefly in central and southern North America and the Caribbean. Now historical. Subcategories:— real de plata (6) — Spanish dollar (11) |
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