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junk dollar

junk dollar noun: a silver dollar of the Republic of China, bearing the head of Sun Yat Sen on the obverse and a two-masted sailing junk on the reverse, first issued in 1934.

junk dollar: a silver dollar of the Republic of China, bearing the head of Sun Yat Sen on the obverse and a...
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Noun

junk dollar (plural junk dollars)

  1. (historical) A silver dollar of the Republic of China, bearing the head of Sun Yat Sen on the obverse and a two-masted sailing junk on the reverse, first issued in 1934.
    • Coordinate term: memento dollar

Forms of junk dollar

pluraljunk dollars

Questions about junk dollar

What does junk dollar mean?
Junk dollar means a silver dollar of the Republic of China, bearing the head of Sun Yat Sen on the obverse and a two-masted sailing junk on the reverse, first issued in 1934.
What part of speech is junk dollar?
Junk dollar is a noun.
What is the plural of junk dollar?
The plural of junk dollar is junk dollars.

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