单词 | kobang gold |
释义 | > as lemmaskobang gold An oblong gold coin, rounded at the corners, formerly current in Japan. The original weight was 222 grains troy, but it was afterwards reduced to about a quarter of this owing to the unfavourable rate of exchange. Also attributive in †kobang gold. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Japanese coins oban1614 ichibu1616 kobang1616 sen1727 tempo1860 rin1868 yen1874 1616 R. Cocks Diary 17 Sept. (1883) I. 176 I receved two bars Coban gould with ten ichibos, of 4 to a coban. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. 86 My Friend..complimented the Doctor with five Japon Cupangs, or fifty Dutch Dollars. 1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 57 The exportation of the gold coin called kobangs is permitted. 1897 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 842/1 Bus were essential for another purpose, the purchase of kobangs. < as lemmas |
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