johannes

See also: Johannes and Jóhannes

English

Alternative forms

• joannes

Noun

johannes (plural johanneses)

1. An old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of Portugal, in circulation 1722–1835.
   • 1803, John Browne Cutting, “A Succinct History of Jamaica” in Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, p. lxviii,^[1]

     The current coins of Jamaica are Portugal pieces of gold, called the half johannes, valued at about 55s. currency each […]

Synonyms

• joe

References

• “johannes”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.