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From Beads to Bank Notes choose

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[NZ] (ref. to 1912) R.P. Hargreaves From Beads to Banknotes 151: The term ‘colonial Robert’ [...] recorded in 1912 as being a New Zealand term for a ‘bob’ or shilling.
at colonial Robert (n.) under colonial, adj.
[NZ] (ref. to 1844) R.P. Hargreaves From Beads to Banknotes 40: The Debentures, popularly known as ‘government rags’, were given various nicknames such as [...] ‘flash notes’.
at flash note (n.) under flash, adj.
[NZ] (ref. to 1844) R.P. Hargreaves From Beads to Banknotes 40: The Debentures, popularly known as ‘government rags’, were given various nicknames.
at government rag (n.) under government, n.
[NZ] (ref. to 1930s) R.P. Hargreaves From Beads to Banknotes 151: Threepence – thray.
at thray, n.
[NZ] R.P. Hargreaves From Beads to Banknotes 150: Money in general was (and is) known as tin, dough, hoot, wherewithal.
at wherewith, n.
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