Definition of holey dollar in English:

holey dollar

nounˌhəʊli ˈdɒlə

Australian historical

A Spanish dollar with a hole punched through it to prevent its being used elsewhere, in circulation in Australia the early 19th century.
the holey dollar is Australia's earliest example of financial innovation
Example sentencesExamples
- The thief used some sort of tool or implement to break into the case before stealing the coins, the most notable of which was a "holey dollar".
- Only 300 holey dollars remain in the world
- One of the coins is a holey dollar, created in New South Wales in 1813 from a silver dollar minted in Peru.
- Experts said the "Holey Dollar", so named because of the hole punched through the middle of it, was Australia's first coin.
- In 2013, a Holey Dollar sold for $495,000 at auction.
- There were other holey dollars in collections in Australia.
- The auction manager disclosed that the Holey dollar was part of a bushranger's hoard discovered in 1881.
- Macquarie's master stroke in creating the Holey Dollar had created two coins out of one.
- The Holey dollar was over-stamped around the inner rim.
- The ring, known as a 'holey dollar', was used as a five-shilling piece, and the centre, known as a 'dump', was traded as 15 pence.

Origin

Early 19th century: from holey + dollar.

单词	holey dollar
释义	Definition of holey dollar in English: holey dollar nounˌhəʊli ˈdɒlə Australian historical A Spanish dollar with a hole punched through it to prevent its being used elsewhere, in circulation in Australia the early 19th century. the holey dollar is Australia's earliest example of financial innovation Example sentencesExamples The thief used some sort of tool or implement to break into the case before stealing the coins, the most notable of which was a "holey dollar". Only 300 holey dollars remain in the world One of the coins is a holey dollar, created in New South Wales in 1813 from a silver dollar minted in Peru. Experts said the "Holey Dollar", so named because of the hole punched through the middle of it, was Australia's first coin. In 2013, a Holey Dollar sold for $495,000 at auction. There were other holey dollars in collections in Australia. The auction manager disclosed that the Holey dollar was part of a bushranger's hoard discovered in 1881. Macquarie's master stroke in creating the Holey Dollar had created two coins out of one. The Holey dollar was over-stamped around the inner rim. The ring, known as a 'holey dollar', was used as a five-shilling piece, and the centre, known as a 'dump', was traded as 15 pence. Origin Early 19th century: from holey + dollar.
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