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Webster 1913 Edition

Testoon

Tes-toon′

,
Noun.
[It.
testone
. See
Tester
a coin.]
An Italian silver coin. The testoon of Rome is worth 1s. 3d. sterling, or about thirty cents.
Homans.

Webster 1828 Edition

Testoon

TESTOON'

,
Noun.
A silver coin in Italy and Portugal. In Florence, the testoon is worth two lire or three paoli, about seventeen pence sterling, or thirty two cents. At Lisbon, the testoon, as a money of account, is valued at 100 rees, about seven pence sterling, or twelve and a half cents.

Definition 2024

testoon

testoon

English

Noun

testoon ‎(plural testoons)

  1. An old Italian silver coin.
    • 1985, Lorne Campbell, The early Flemish pictures in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen
      […] a half testoon of the Swiss Federation minted at Bellinzona […]

Etymology

Italian testone. See tester a coin.

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