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BILLON SOU MARQUE [1 record]

Record 1 1997-01-29

English

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

The name "black dog" was given to the Cayenne Sou when introduced in the English islands in the West Indies.

French

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

Pièce de billon qui conservait ses reliefs par contraste avec les pièces usées.

OBS

Les pièces marquées comprenaient les marqués noirs et les marqués blancs; «chien noir» était le nom populaire du Sou de Cayenne du fait de sa couleur.

Spanish

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