Tuesday, 25 December 2012

Pieces Of Eight ( Silver Dollars ) - European Trading Dollars In The East.







FRENCH DOLLAR IN INDO-CHINA

DUTCH GULDEN / DOLLAR IN EAST-INDIES


These are among the eight silver dollars belonging to western countries when tradings were carried out in the far east. Silver until now just like gold is considered a precious metal which can be exchanged for commodities during trading. Pioneered by the Spanish and followed by other countries, the coins that are shown here are the proof of how prosperous tradings were carried out  between the west and the east during that time.

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