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FRENCH COINS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- silver piece
1, record 1, English, silver%20piece
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The silver five-and twenty-sol pieces which the French Government produced in 1670 in an attempt to solve the currency shortages in the colonies; these coins were intended for use in New France and other New World possessions. 1, record 1, English, - silver%20piece
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See related term: double (noun). 1, record 1, English, - silver%20piece
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pièce d'argent
1, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20d%27argent
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pièce en argent 1, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20en%20argent
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacune des pièces d'argent de cinq et de vingt sols que la France produisit en 1670 pour remédier aux pénuries de numéraire de ses colonies; elles étaient spécialement destinées à la Nouvelle-France et à ses autres possessions du Nouveau Monde. 1, record 1, French, - pi%C3%A8ce%20d%27argent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-01-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- double
1, record 2, English, double
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- copper double 1, record 2, English, copper%20double
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A two-denier piece in copper struck, with the silver five-and twenty-sol pieces, in 1670 by the French Government in an attempt to solve the colonial currency shortages. The special coins proved unpopular in New France because merchants could not use them to purchase supplies in the mother country. 1, record 2, English, - double
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See related term: silver piece. 1, record 2, English, - double
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- double
1, record 2, French, double
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- double en cuivre 1, record 2, French, double%20en%20cuivre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce de monnaie de deux deniers en cuivre frappée par la France en 1670, en même temps que les pièces d'argent de cinq et de vingt sols, pour remédier aux pénuries de numéraire dans ses colonies. Même si cette monnaie était spécialement destinée à la Nouvelle-France, les pièces de cuivre ne furent frappées qu'en quantités très restreintes et ne circulèrent pas dans le Nouveau Monde : les marchands les prirent en aversion parce qu'ils ne pouvaient les utiliser pour acheter des approvisionnements à la mère patrie. 1, record 2, French, - double
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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