A gold coin minted in England from the time of Henry VII to Charles I, originally of the value of 22s. 6d. but subsequently worth only 10s. or 11s.
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释义 | society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > other English gold coins (5) sovereign1503 A gold coin minted in England from the time of Henry VII to Charles I, originally of the value of 22s. 6d. but subsequently worth only 10s. or 11s. laurela1623 Numismatics. One of the English gold pieces (esp. those of 20s.), first coined in 1619, on which the monarch's head was figured with a wreath of… carolus1687 A gold piece struck in the reign of Charles I.; originally valued at 20s., but afterwards at 23s. The name has been given to various other coins… laureate1728 Numismatics. = laurel, n.1 4. o'goblin1909 A sovereign (sovereign, n. 4a). Cf. Jimmy O'Goblin n. at Jimmy, n.2 5 goblin, n.2 |
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