See also:

• SEQUIN (the French form of Ital. zecchino, zecchino d'oro)

SEQUIN (the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of Ital. zecchino, zecchino d'oro)  , the name of a Venetian See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold See also:

• COIN
• COIN (older forms of the word are coyne, quoin and coign, all derived through the O. Fr. coing, and cuigne from Lat. cuneus, a wedge)

coin, first minted about 128o, and in use until the fall of the Venetian See also:

• REPUBLIC (Lat. respublica, a commonweal or common-wealth)

Republic . It was See also:

• WORTH
• WORTH, CHARLES FREDERICK (1825-1895)

worth about nine shillings . It See also:

• BORE

bore on the obverse a figure of St See also:

• MARK
• MARK, CARL (1858– )
• MARK, GOSPEL OF ST
• MARK, ST

Mark blessing the banner of the republic, held by a kneeling See also:

• DOGE

doge, and on the See also:

• REVERSE

reverse a figure of See also:

• CHRIST (Gr. X pLQTOS, Anointed)
• CHRIST, WILHELM VON (1831-1906)

Christ . See also:

• MILAN
• MILAN (Ital. Milano, Ger. Mailand, anc. Mediolanum, q.v.)

Milan and See also:

• GENOA (anc. Genua, Ital. Genova, Fr. GPnes)

Genoa also issued gold sequins . The word in See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian was formed from zecca, Span. zeta, a See also:

• MINT
• MINT (Lat. moneta; Mid. Eng. mynt)

mint, an See also:

• ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)

adaptation of Arabic sikka, a See also:

• DIE
• DIE (Fr. de, from Lat. datum, given)

die for coins . In the sense of " newly-coined," the See also:

• HINDI, EASTERN
• HINDI, WESTERN

Hindi or See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian sikka, anglicised sicca, was specifically used of a See also:

• RUPEE (Hindustani rupiya, from Sanskrit rupya)

rupee, containing more See also:

• SILVER

silver than the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India See also:

• COMPANY

Company's rupee, coined in 1793 by the See also:

• BENGAL
• BENGAL, BAY OF

Bengal See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government . The " sicca-rupee " ceased to be circulated after 1836 . The See also:

• TERM

term " See also:

• SEQUIN (the French form of Ital. zecchino, zecchino d'oro)

sequin " is now used for small discs made of thin pieces of See also:

• METAL
• METAL (through Fr. from Lat. metallum, mine, quarry, adapted from Gr. µATaXAov, in the same sense, probably connected with ,ueraAAdv, to search after, explore, µeTa, after, aAAos, other)

metal, tinfoil, celluloid or other composite material, highly glazed and brightly coloured, and applied as trimming for ladies' dresses .