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What does 100,000 crowns worth of plate mean ?
I am working on a projects and I am reading something the sentence says " Until then, Catherine's parents, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain would send over 100,000 crowns worth of plate and gold as a wedding gift and Henry would pay the agreed upon dowry. " What does this mean help asap please.
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- BarbaraLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
"100,000 crowns worth of plate" ... A crown was, of old, the highest unit of money; plate means utensils and objects of silver and gold. In other words, Catherine's parents were sending over a fortune in precious metals, in exchange for which Henry would pay the agreed upon dowry.
