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Tamano

A term used by Spanish numismatists, meaning a small portion, and corresponding to the Bit (q.v.). The Sueldos, Reales, etc., were formerly frequently cut into eighths or segments, and the name Tamano was applied to these pieces.


Source: Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)
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