English to Polish translations [PRO] Social Sciences - History / XVI wieczne kruszce
English term or phrase:pieces of eight
W tłumaczonym przeze mnie tekście znajduje się taki fragment o tym, co jeden z podróżników przywiózł wracając z wyprawy "1 313 843 pieces of eight" i pewną ilość srebra.
Przychodzi mi na myśl złoto, ale czy miałoby to jakieś uzasadnienie? i czy byłoby liczone w pieces??
Ze słownika numizmatycznego:
Piece of Eight - Spanish-American silver dollar-size coin used extensively in trade throughout the world during the seventeenth and eighteen centuries. The forerunner of the American silver dollar. ( http://www.jakesmp.net/JGI/JGI_Dictionary_M.html )
W Wordnecie jest podobnie: "an old silver Spanish coin"
Peso (z łac. pensum = 'odważone', hiszp. peso - 'ciężar', 'sztuka') - nazwa jednostek monetarnych. Peso jako srebrna moneta zostało wprowadzone przez władcę hiszpańskiego Karola I (1516-1556), rozpowszechnione w wielu krajach - http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peso
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Peso was a name given in Spain and particularly in Spanish America to the 8-real coin or real de a ocho, a large silver coin of the type commonly known as a thaler (dollar) in Europe. It had a legal weight of 27.468 g and a millesimal fineness of 0.9305 (25.561 g fine silver). This real de a ocho or peso was minted in Spain from the mid 16th century, and even more prolifically in Spanish America, in the mints of Mexico and Peru. It was originally known as the piece of eight in English. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peso
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