| 词条 | Tornesel |
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The tornesel, tornesol, or {{lang|it|tornese}} was a silver coin of Europe in the late Middle Ages and the early modern era. It took its name from the {{lang|fr|denier Tournois}}, the {{lang|fr|denier}} of Tours. Marco Polo referred to the tornesel in recounts of his travels to East Asia when describing the currencies of the Yuan Empire.[1] His descriptions were based on the conversion of 1 bezant = 20 groats = {{sfrac|133|1|3}} tornesel.[1]The {{lang|it|tornese}} was a subunit of the Neapolitan, Sicilian, and Two Sicilies ducats. References1. ^1 Henry Yule. The Travels of Marco Polo: The Complete Yule-Cordier Edition. Third edition (1903), revised and updated by Henri Cordier. Plain Label Books. p. 1226-27. ({{ISBN|1603036156}}) {{coin-stub}} 4 : Medieval Italy|Medieval currencies|Coins of Italy|Silver coins |
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