Castellano Public Deposited

Definition

  • The name applied in gen- eral to any gold coin bearing the armorial shield of Castile, but specially to such as were one-fiftieth of the gold mare in weight. Under Pedro I, King of Castile (1350-1368), the Castellano was computed at thirty Maravedis.

Source
  • Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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