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dollar

ドル　—　Names of money

The currency of the United States. The reserve currency of our day.

Spanish eight reales (pillar dollar) Spanish eight reales (pillar dollar)1768 Pillar dollar (columnario, eight reales) Pillar dollar (columnario, eight reales)1768 Continental note (one sixth of a dollar) Continental note (one sixth of a dollar)Resolution of 17 February 1776
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⚠ The name was inherited from a Central European silver coin, and the system of denominations from Spanish silver coins. While it may seem like a new currency created by a new nation, its substance is an inheritance from the Old World.