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SILVER PIECE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- silver coin
1, record 1, English, silver%20coin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- silver piece 1, record 1, English, silver%20piece
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coin of homogenous alloy consisting of more than 50% silver content. 1, record 1, English, - silver%20coin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pièce de monnaie en argent
1, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20monnaie%20en%20argent
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pièce d'argent 1, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20d%27argent
correct, feminine noun
- monnaie d'argent 1, record 1, French, monnaie%20d%27argent
correct, feminine noun
- espèce d'argent 1, record 1, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20d%27argent
correct, feminine noun
- espèce en argent 1, record 1, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20en%20argent
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On désigne parfois les espèces en argent par le générique «monnaies blanches», l'argent étant connu comme «métal blanc». 1, record 1, French, - pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20monnaie%20en%20argent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Monedas y billetes
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- moneda de plata
1, record 1, Spanish, moneda%20de%20plata
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- silver piece
1, record 2, English, silver%20piece
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - silver%20piece
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See related term: double (noun). 1, record 2, English, - silver%20piece
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pièce d'argent
1, record 2, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20d%27argent
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pièce en argent 1, record 2, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20en%20argent
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - pi%C3%A8ce%20d%27argent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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