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HOLEY DOLLAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- holey dollar
1, record 1, English, holey%20dollar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- holey dollar of P.E.I 1, record 1, English, holey%20dollar%20of%20P%2EE%2EI
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The outer ring of the various Spanish-American dollars (worth 8 reales) whose centres were removed to establish them as a coin for another nation. 1, record 1, English, - holey%20dollar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In 1813, the government of Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) encountered a shortage of coined money. To resolve the difficulty, the Governor had the centres (known as plugs) removed from 1000 Spanish dollars, and had both the plugs and the resulting rings (holey dollars) countermarked. The rings passed as five shillings each and the plugs as one. The original dollars were worth five shillings. The holey dollars and plugs are both extremely rare. 1, record 1, English, - holey%20dollar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dollar troué
1, record 1, French, dollar%20trou%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dollar percé 1, record 1, French, dollar%20perc%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- dollar troué de l'île-du-Prince-Édouard 1, record 1, French, dollar%20trou%C3%A9%20de%20l%27%C3%AEle%2Ddu%2DPrince%2D%C3%89douard
correct, masculine noun
- dollar percé de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard 1, record 1, French, dollar%20perc%C3%A9%20de%20l%27%C3%8Ele%2Ddu%2DPrince%2D%C3%89douard
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anneau périphérique du «dollar» espagnol - pièce de monnaie hispano-américaine de huit réaux - troué en 1813 par les autorités de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard. La valeur rattachée à l'anneau était de cinq shillings; l'intérieur, appelé «disque d'argent» ou «pastille», valait un shilling. 1, record 1, French, - dollar%20trou%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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