johannes
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johannes (plural johanneses)
- An old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of Portugal, in circulation 1722–1835.
- 1803, John Browne Cutting, “A Succinct History of Jamaica” in Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, p. lxviii,[1]
- The current coins of Jamaica are Portugal pieces of gold, called the half johannes, valued at about 55s. currency each […]
- 1803, John Browne Cutting, “A Succinct History of Jamaica” in Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, p. lxviii,[1]
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- “johannes”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.