Definition

• Spanish: Pound coin, the British gold sovereign. The primary coin of many nations, most notably Great Britain and its Commonwealth since 1707. It was first called the pound sterling in 1816. With the decimal system in 1971, it divided into 20 shillings which equaled 100 pennies. 2. A coin of account in Aragon and Spain from the medieval period onward, such as libra de Catalu�a, jaquesa, valenciana, over the centuries. 3. A weight system used in ancient Greek and Roman Empires. 4. Peru�s gold standard unit in past centuries, its equivalent of the English sovereign. 5. An Arag�n coin worth 320 dineros aragoneses.

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• Numiscadero Spanish to English Glossary (Gary Beals)

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