Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gold coin (called in Portuguese joão) formerly current in Portugal, worth about $9: probably so called from having been first issued by one of the Portuguese kings named John.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Numis.) A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars, named from the figure of King John which it bears; -- often contracted into
joe .
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- noun An old
Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of Portugal.
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Examples
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I expected a far far better showing from McCain during this Presidential campaign. johannes
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The moidore was worth six pieces of eight, the pistole four, the johannes eight.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898
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I shouldn't be able to pay my creditors in good gold Portuguese half-johannes and Spanish doubloons, and be free of Spanish silver, and give no heed to the bitt, which, as you perhaps know, is equal to fivepence in British money, such as you and I used to spend when you were Queen of
No Defense, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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I shouldn't be able to pay my creditors in good gold Portuguese half-johannes and Spanish doubloons, and be free of Spanish silver, and give no heed to the bitt, which, as you perhaps know, is equal to fivepence in British money, such as you and I used to spend when you were Queen of
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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I shouldn't be able to pay my creditors in good gold Portuguese half-johannes and Spanish doubloons, and be free of Spanish silver, and give no heed to the bitt, which, as you perhaps know, is equal to fivepence in British money, such as you and I used to spend when you were Queen of
No Defense, Volume 3. Gilbert Parker 1897
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To this place I brought with me from my late master's, two johannes, three old Spanish dollars, and two thousand of coppers, besides five pounds of my wife's money.
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Of gold pieces there were the johannes, or joe, the doubloon, the moidore, and pistole, with English and French guineas, carolins, ducats, and chequins.
The Critical Period of American History John Fiske 1871
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To this place I brought with me from my late master's, two johannes, three old Spanish dollars, and two thousand of coppers, besides five pounds of my wife's money.
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To this place I brought with me from my last master's, two johannes, three old Spanish dollars, and two thousand of coppers, besides five pounds of my wife's money.
Life and Adventures of Venture Smith, Venture 1798
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A plea for hidden rulers in OOo Writer - Time to vote again! sybarite on Feb 28, 2009 5: 02 PM GMT johannes-eva. net; By Johannes Eva
LXer Linux News 2009
chained_bear commented on the word johannes
"Lin Liang had so arranged the available funds that he had an eighth part in pagodas, and three quarters in rix-dollars and taels, silver being much more current than gold in these regions... and this, he said, shooting the balls of an abacus to and fro with extraordinary speed, represented certain proportions of the sequins, ducats, guineas, louis d'or and johannes deposited with Shao Yen."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Thirteen Gun Salute, 187
March 4, 2008
muamor commented on the word johannes
Also quite common first name in Finland.
March 4, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word johannes
Joe is (was) used as slang, short for johannes. Usage on mohur.
March 16, 2008