piece of eight

Noun

Meaning

an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sou franc ruble cent pound colon pie yen shilling

Hypernyms

coin

Examples

It was an overstruck Spanish eight real coin (the famous "piece of eight"), the original of which was known as a Spanish dollar. Source: Internet

One 18th-century English shilling was worth around $58 in modern currency so a piece of eight could be worth anywhere from $246 to $465. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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