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Crown :: Crown (n.) A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1.20; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc., worth nearly twenty-seven cents..

Scudo :: Scudo (n.) A gold coin of Rome, worth 64 shillings 11 pence sterling, or about $ 15.70..

Sovereign :: Sovereign (n.) A gold coin of Great Britain, on which an effigy of the head of the reigning king or queen is stamped, valued at one pound sterling, or about $4.86..

Pony :: Pony (n.) Twenty-five pounds sterling.

Stives :: Stiver (n.) A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively, anything of little worth..

Fosterling :: Fosterling (n.) A foster child.

Moidore :: Moidore (n.) A gold coin of Portugal, valued at about 27s. sterling..

Testoon :: Testoon (n.) An Italian silver coin. The testoon of Rome is worth 1s. 3d. sterling, or about thirty cents..

Maravedi :: Maravedi (n.) A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three mils American money, less than a farthing sterling. Also, an ancient Spanish gold coin..

#NAME? :: -ling () A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underling..

Testone :: Testone (n.) A silver coin of Portugal, worth about sixpence sterling, or about eleven cents..

Thaler :: Thaler (n.) A German silver coin worth about three shillings sterling, or about 73 cents..

Sterling :: Sterling (a.) Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost, sterling value, are used..

Pound :: Pound (n.) A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value..

Starlit :: Starling (n.) A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling.

Sequin :: Sequin (n.) An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling, or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value..

Easterling :: Easterling (n.) A piece of money coined in the east by Richard II. of England.

Louis D''or :: Louis d'or () Formerly, a gold coin of France nominally worth twenty shillings sterling, but of varying value; -- first struck in 1640..

Pardo :: Pardo (n.) A money of account in Goa, India, equivalent to about 2s. 6d. sterling. or 60 cts..

Ora :: Ora (n.) A money of account among the Anglo-Saxons, valued, in the Domesday Book, at twenty pence sterling..

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