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Definition of Ducatoon
1. n. A silver coin of several countries of Europe, and of different values.
Definition of Ducatoon
1. Noun. A silver coin formerly used in Holland and other Dutch-speaking territories. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ducatoon
1. an old silver coin [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ducatoon
Literary usage of Ducatoon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"ducatoon. A half-ducat, worth about ¡s. Duck. [Ger. tuch, cloth.} A light canvas,
used for sails, etc. Duck at the yardarm, To. ..."
2. The Numismatic Circularby Spink & Son by Spink & Son (1908)
"VF 51282 Ж. Half ducatoon 1619. Similar type. VF 51283 Ж. Real. ... Crowned shield
of arms and supporters. EF 5 1287 Ж- ducatoon. Similar. ..."
3. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany (1817)
"The standing value ofthat copper coin was dependent on the regulation of government,
that made eighty of them always equal to one silver ducatoon. ..."
4. The Works, Political, Metaphysical, and Chronological, of the Late Sir James by James Steuart (1805)
"... is the weight of a ducatoon, or of 3 florins bank money of ... of this coin :
The ducatoon was coined, according to the imperial ..."
5. An Historical, Political, and Statistical Account of Ceylon and Its Dependencies by Charles Pridham (1849)
"This stiver, differed from the Dutch coin of the same name, sixty- six of which
were equal to the ducatoon. The remittances of the Dutch settlers, ..."
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