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decimal coinage [2 records]

Record 1 2009-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
DEF

Any monetary system which has a unit that can be divided into one hundred smaller units. In Canada, the decimal system is based on a dollar of 100 cents.

OBS

Sometimes, "decimal coinage" and "decimal currency" are used without the word "system" to mean a decimal system of currency.

French

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

Système monétaire dont l'unité est divisée en cent (100) plus petites et donc, est divisible par dix. Au Canada, le dollar se divise en cent (100) cents.

OBS

Parfois, «monnaie décimale» porte le sens de «système monétaire décimal».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Monedas y billetes
  • Numismática
CONT

Se le conoce como cono monetario por formar dicha figura geométrica en forma creciente en diámetro y denominación, es decir, que la moneda fraccionaria de más baja denominación es la más pequeña en diámetro, en este caso la de 5 centavos, seguida por la de 10 centavos [...] y 50 pesos, siendo la de mayor diámetro esta última.

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Record 2 2001-09-06

English

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

Adopted by Nova Scotia in 1859, New Brunswick and British Columbia in 1860, Newfoundland in 1864, and Prince Edward Island in 1871.

OBS

See related terms: coinage, currency.

French

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

Adoptée par la Nouvelle-Écosse en 1859, le Nouveau-Brunswick et la Colombie-Britannique en 1860, Terre-Neuve en 1864 et l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard en 1871.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Monedas y billetes
  • Numismática
  • Acuñación de moneda
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