Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
piece of eight
Polish translation:
1. srebrny dolar hiszpański, 2. peso
English term
pieces of eight
Przychodzi mi na myśl złoto, ale czy miałoby to jakieś uzasadnienie? i czy byłoby liczone w pieces??
| 4 +1 | srebrne dolary hiszpańskie |
Piotr Czyżewski
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| 4 | hiszpański dolar |
Michal Berski
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| 4 | srebrna moneta 8 reali hiszpańskich |
Arrakis
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| 3 +1 | peso |
geopiet
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Jul 21, 2010 08:30: Piotr Czyżewski Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Michal Berski
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Proposed translations
Poland
Doing things to words.
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Polish, and 1 more.
srebrne dolary hiszpańskie
Ze słownika numizmatycznego:
Piece of Eight - Spanish-American silver dollar-size coin used extensively in trade throughout the world during the seventeenth and eighteen centuries. The forerunner of the American silver dollar. ( http://www.jakesmp.net/JGI/JGI_Dictionary_M.html )
W Wordnecie jest podobnie: "an old silver Spanish coin"
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_of_eight
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_dollar
http://www.google.pl/#hl=pl&q="dolar hiszpański"&lr=&aq=&oq=...
Ewentualnie piastr:
http://www.e-numizmatyka.pl/portal/strona-glowna/zloto/lista...
hiszpański dolar
srebrna moneta 8 reali hiszpańskich
peso
Peso (z łac. pensum = 'odważone', hiszp. peso - 'ciężar', 'sztuka') - nazwa jednostek monetarnych. Peso jako srebrna moneta zostało wprowadzone przez władcę hiszpańskiego Karola I (1516-1556), rozpowszechnione w wielu krajach - http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peso
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Peso was a name given in Spain and particularly in Spanish America to the 8-real coin or real de a ocho, a large silver coin of the type commonly known as a thaler (dollar) in Europe. It had a legal weight of 27.468 g and a millesimal fineness of 0.9305 (25.561 g fine silver). This real de a ocho or peso was minted in Spain from the mid 16th century, and even more prolifically in Spanish America, in the mints of Mexico and Peru. It was originally known as the piece of eight in English. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peso
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The "Peso de a ocho" or "Piece of eight" is a one-ounce silver coin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_real
The silver 8 reales coins was known as the Spanish dollar or peso (the famous "piece of eight") - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_real
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