单词 | trade coin |
释义 | > as lemmastrade coin trade coin n. [after German Handelsmünze (1837 or earlier)] now historical a coin belonging to an issue used (principally) in international trade or in a particular foreign region, rather than in domestic circulation, and often having an intrinsic bullion value equivalent to its face value; cf. trade dollar n. ΚΠ 1860 J. Sowden Descr. Anc. & Mod. Coins 208 These were to be nine-tenths fine; forty-five crowns to be coined from the zollpfund of standard gold, the half crown in proportion. These were called ‘trade coins’. 1960 Times 22 Nov. 16/2 The Dutch ducate, which has no nominal value, is the oldest trade coin still in existence. 2010 M. A. Denzel Handbk. World Exchange Rates xxvi. 545 From the 17th century the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie..imported Dutch trade coins made of silver. < as lemmas |
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