sword dollar

noun

A Scottish silver coin under King James VI, worth two shillings and sixpence in English money of the time, and bearing a sword on the reverse.

Meanings

nounsword dollar (plural sword dollars)

plural sword dollars

  1. historicalA Scottish silver coin under King James VI, worth two shillings and sixpence in English money of the time, and bearing a sword on the reverse.
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Chicago

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