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English term or phrase:	pieces of eight
German translation:	Acht-Realis Münzen
Entered by:	Janina Dörnath

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12:35pm Dec 18, 2007

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English term or phrase: worth sixteen pieces of eight

You’ve found a precious doubloon on the path (that’s a coin worth sixteen pieces of eight). Have another go.

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xxxFrancis Lee: 1:11pm Dec 18, 2007: Geht's hier ("Art/Literary") um ein Spiel oder um z.B. eins von diesen "interaktiven" Abenteur-Bücher? Kommt "pieces of eight" sonst noch vor? Wird m.E. nicht selten einfach mit "Silbermünzen" übersetzt ...
John Jory: 8:35pm Dec 18, 2007: Simply a suggestion: As most of your pirating terms seem to originate from "Treasure Island", perhaps you could borrow a German copy of the book in your local library (Die Schatzinsel). John Silver's parrot keeps on squawking "pieces of eight".

Acht-Realis Münzen

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So werden die zumindest bei 'Pirates of the Caribean III' genannt.

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Acht-Realis Münzen

Janina Dörnath

16 spanische Dollar

Sven Petersson

16 Pesos (piece of eight = Peso)

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16 Pesos (piece of eight = Peso)

Explanation:
Piece of eight -- A Spanish silver coin worth one peso or 8 reales. It was sometimes literally cut into eight pieces, each worth one real.
http://www.io.com/~sj/PirateTalk.html

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16 spanische Dollar

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Note added at 25 mins (2007-12-18 13:01:28 GMT)
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Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_dollar

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Note added at 27 mins (2007-12-18 13:02:59 GMT)
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http://www.kuenker.de/detail_html.asp?nid=252&lid=4

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Acht-Realis Münzen

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So werden die zumindest bei 'Pirates of the Caribean III' genannt.

Janina Dörnath
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English: worth sixteen pieces of eight

German translation: Acht-Realis Münzen