piece of eight in English
noun
1
a Spanish dollar, equivalent to 8 reals.
Spanish piece of eight , a coin common in the American colonies during the Revolution, had eight segments marked on their reverse so that the coins could be divided (to make change).
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1. It was originally known as the "piece of eight" in English, due to the nominal value of 8 reales.