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  2. Ducat - Wikipedia

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    Austrian gold ducat depicting Kaiser Franz-Josef, c. 1910. The ducat (/ ˈ d ʌ k ə t /) coin was used as a trade coin in Europe from the later Middle Ages to the 19th century. Its most familiar version, the gold ducat or sequin containing around 3.5 grams (0.11 troy ounces) of 98.6% fine gold, originated in Venice in 1284 and gained wide international acceptance over the centuries.

  3. Two Sicilies ducat - Wikipedia

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    The ducat was the main currency of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies between 1816 and 1860. When the Congress of Vienna created the kingdom merging the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily, the ducat became at par a continuation of the Neapolitan ducat and the Sicilian piastra issued prior to 1816, although the Sicilian piastra had been subdivided into 240 grana.

  4. Thaler - Wikipedia

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    Some of these coins reached colossal size, as much as sixteen normal thalers, exceeding a full pound (over 450 g) of silver and being over 12 cm (5 in) in diameter. The name Löser most likely was derived from a large gold coin minted in Hamburg called the portugalöser, worth 10 ducats, which were based on Portuguese 10-ducat coins. [3]

  5. Polish złoty - Wikipedia

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    The first red złoty of Władysław I the Elbow-high was issued in the 1320s. 40 ducats of Sigismund III Vasa; Latin: "Poloniæ et Suegiæ rex" (The King of Poland and Sweden) The last red złoty, the "insurgent ducat" of 1831: 2 ducats Augustus III 1753-4 Gold 7 g 6 ducats Augustus III 1742 Gold 21 g portugał: 10 ducats Sigismund II Augustus

  6. The Celtics hand the Warriors their most lopsided home loss ...

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    The Warriors lost by at least 40 points at home for the sixth time since moving to California in 1962 and first since a 149-104 loss to Dallas on Jan. 15, 1985. Takeaways.

  7. Dutch rijksdaalder - Wikipedia

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    17th century rijksdaalder was set to be equal to from 48 to 50 stuivers (the Dutch equivalent of shillings) and circulated along with silver florins (28 stuivers), daalders (30 stuivers), leeuwendaalders (36 to 42 stuivers; 27.68 g, 0.743 fine), silver ducats (48 stuivers; 28.06 g, 0.868 fine), and ducatons (60 stuivers; 32.46 g, 0.938 fine) [1 ...

  8. Super Bowl Squares: How Much Are Your Numbers Worth? - AOL

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    Super Bowl Squares are the second most popular office sports betting tradition in the United States (No. 1: March Madness brackets), maybe because the outcome is based entirely on luck. Here's how ...

  9. Scientific calculator - Wikipedia

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    The first scientific calculator that included all of the basic ideas above was the programmable Hewlett-Packard HP-9100A, [5] released in 1968, though the Wang LOCI-2 and the Mathatronics Mathatron [6] had some features later identified with scientific calculator designs.