zecchino
/zɛˈkiːnoʊ/
noun
- A historic gold coin originally minted in Venice, used in trade from the 13th to the 18th century.
- Merchants in the Mediterranean often traded goods for a zecchino because of its reliable gold content.
- The museum displayed a well-preserved zecchino from the Venetian Republic.
- She found an old zecchino in her grandfather's coin collection and had it appraised.
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