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MOIDORE (a corruption of the Pcrtuguese moeda d'ouro, literally,
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money of
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gold)  , the name of a
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gold Portuguese
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coin, coined from 164o to 1732 . This was of the
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sterling value of 13s . 51d . It is the
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double moida d'ouro, of the value of 4800 reis in 1688, that was current in western
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Europe and the
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West Indies for a
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long
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period after it ceased to be struck . It was the
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principal coin current in
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Ireland at the beginning of the 18th
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century, and spread to the west of
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England . At the same period it was current in the West Indies, particularly in
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Barbados . It was rated in
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English
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money at 27s .

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