Silver tail

Japanese: 銀両 - ぎんテール
Silver tail
Tael is a Chinese word used by foreigners to refer to silver coins from the end of the Qing Dynasty until the mid-20th century. (The Latest Modern Japanese Dictionary (1933))

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (テールはtael) 中国で、清代末から二〇世紀半ばまで用いられた銀貨に対する外国人の呼称。〔最新現代語辞典(1933)〕

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