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Spanish "dollar" [1 record]

Record 1 1997-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

The coin from which the "holey dollar" and the "silver plug" were made. It was in constant circulation in Eastern Canada and the United States at the end of the XVIII Century.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

Pièce de laquelle on a fait le «dollar troué» et le «disque d'argent» ou «pastille». Elle circulait couramment dans l'Est du Canada et aux États-Unis vers la fin du XVIIIe siècle.

Key term(s)
  • dollar hispano américain
  • pièce de monnaie hispano américaine de huit réaux

Spanish

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