holey dollar

holey dollar
noun
: a Spanish piece of eight or dollar having a round hole in its center, bearing the denomination 5 shillings, and current in Australia 1813-29 — called also colonial dollar, pierced dollar, ring dollar

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Holey Dollar — Holey Dollar, British Museum Der Holey Dollar (holey: englisch für löchrig), auch Ring Dollar genannt, war die erste eigenständig geprägte Münze, die in der frühen britischen Strafkolonie New South Wales, einem der heutigen Bundesstaaten in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Holey dollar — is the name given to coins used in the early history of two British settlements: Prince Edward Island and New South Wales. The middle was punched out of Spanish dollars, creating two parts: a small coin, known as a dump in Australia, and a holey… …   Wikipedia

  • holey dollar — /hoʊli ˈdɒlə / (say hohlee doluh) noun Australian History a silver dollar from which the centre had been punched, both pieces remaining in currency as coins. Compare dump2 (def. 2). Also, holy dollar, colonial dollar, government dollar …  

  • Dollar (disambiguation) — Dollar is a variety of currency units used in about two dozen countries. Dollar may refer to: Contents 1 Actual currency 2 Fictional currency 3 Other use 4 See also …   Wikipedia

  • Dollar — Dolar redirects here. For the Slovenian philosopher, see Mladen Dolar. For the municipality in Spain, see Dólar. For other uses, see Dollar (disambiguation). United States dollar bill The dollar (often represented by the dollar sign $) is the… …   Wikipedia

  • Dollar sign — $ redirects here. For the unit of currency, see Dollar or Peso. For other uses, see $ (disambiguation). $ Dollar sign …   Wikipedia

  • dollar — /ˈdɒlə / (say doluh) noun 1. the principal monetary unit of Australia, divided into 100 cents. Symbol: $ Abbrev.: AUD 2. the principal monetary unit of various other countries, as in the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brunei, some countries of …  

  • Australian dollar — AUD redirects here. For other uses, see Aud (disambiguation). Australian dollar …   Wikipedia

  • New Zealand dollar — Tāra o Aotearoa (Māori) ISO 4217 code NZD User(s)  New Zealand …   Wikipedia

  • Liberty Dollar — American Liberty Dollars ISO 4217 code No …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”