Trade dollars were silver coins minted as trade coins by various countries to facilitate trade with countries in East Asia, especially China and Japan...
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The dollar coin is a United States coin with a face value of one United States dollar. Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in gold, silver...
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The United States trade dollar was a dollar coin minted by the United States Mint to compete with other large silver trade coins that were already popular...
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A trade-dollar locket, also known as a box dollar or an opium dollar, is a type of locket created from two coins, typically trade dollars, that were hinged...
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States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U...
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Australian dollar, Brunei dollar, Canadian dollar, Eastern Caribbean dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Jamaican dollar, Liberian dollar, Namibian dollar, New Taiwan...
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standard silver dollar (then the Seated Liberty dollar, as designed by Christian Gobrecht) and provided for mintage of a silver trade dollar, which was intended...
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The Spanish dollar, also known as the piece of eight (Spanish: real de a ocho, dólar, peso duro, peso fuerte or peso), is a silver coin of approximately...
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[update] the Hong Kong dollar was the ninth-most traded currency in the world. Hong Kong uses a linked exchange rate system, trading since May 2005 in the...
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The Maui Trade Dollar program was created in 1992 to raise funds for the non-profit Maui Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The Maui Trade Dollar is a cupro-nickel...
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currencies, often referred to as a basket of U.S. trade partners' currencies. The Index goes up when the U.S. dollar gains "strength" (value) when compared to...
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currencies named dollar. The New Taiwan dollar has been the currency of the island of Taiwan since 1949, when it replaced the old Taiwan dollar, at a rate of...
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The trade-weighted US dollar index, also known as the broad index, is a measure of the value of the United States dollar relative to other world currencies...
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The Seated Liberty dollar was a dollar coin struck by the United States Mint from 1840 to 1873 and designed by its chief engraver, Christian Gobrecht...
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Toman (تومان) – Iran Trade dollar British trade dollar – Great Britain Japanese trade dollar – Japan United States trade dollar – United States Tugrik...
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government of the Qing dynasty undertook a major policy review of the opium trade, which had been first introduced to the Chinese by Persian then Islamic...
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The Peace dollar is a United States dollar coin minted for circulation from 1921 to 1928 and 1934 to 1935, and beginning again for collectors in 2021....
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The Canadian dollar (symbol: $; code: CAD; French: dollar canadien) is the currency of Canada. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $. There is no standard...
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Liberty dollar may refer to: Liberty dollar (private currency), a private currency produced in the United States Ron Paul dollar, a 2007 coin minted by...
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Examples: French Indochina Piastres, British Trade Dollar, US Trade Dollar, Japanese 1 Yen, Chinese 1 Dollar. Smaller denomination exists to complement...
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however it was unsuitable for trade and Mexican dollars (the successor to the Spanish dollar) continued to be used for trade. Private banks also printed...
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most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market and as of Q1 2024[ref] the sixth most-held reserve currency in global reserves. The Australian dollar was...
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The gold dollar or gold one-dollar piece is a gold coin that was struck as a regular issue by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1849 to 1889....
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issues the banknotes and coins of the Singapore dollar. As of 2022, the Singapore dollar is the 10th most-traded currency in the world by value. Apart from...
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Bartercard is a trading platform enabling businesses to exchange goods and services. These transactions are recorded electronically, with ‘Trade Dollars’ substituting...
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costs. In the context of currency trading, the New Zealand dollar is sometimes informally called the "Kiwi" or "Kiwi dollar", since the flightless bird, the...
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procedures for conducting international trade and accessing the global capital markets using the US dollar. The US dollar is widely held by central banks, foreign...
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international trade. The United States Mint commenced production of the United States dollar in 1792 as a local version of the popular Spanish dollar or piece...
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a new Zimbabwean dollar, initially called the Real Time Gross Settlement dollar (RTGS dollar). The RTGS dollar, which started trading on 25 February, consisted...
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Peso (section 1821–1897 Mexican dollar)
was also known in English as a Spanish dollar or "piece of eight" and was widely used for international trade from the 16th to the 19th century. The name...
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