Round 6: Tossup 21

Thousands of these objects were converted into “dumps” and “holey” under New South Wales Governor Lachlan Macquarie. These objects inspired the 1889 introduction (15[1])of objects called “dragons” in China. The decoration of these objects with the Pillars of Hercules wrapped in a ribbon may have inspired a symbol for their U.S equivalents. These (-5[1])were the most common human-designed objects that “chop marks” authenticated for East Asian trade after they were shipped west (-5[1])from (*) Acapulco. In the 1860s, these (-5[1])objects were replaced by escudos and then permanently by pesetas when the Latin Monetary Union formed. During the Golden Age of Piracy, four of these objects were equal (-5[1])to one golden doubloon. For 10 points, name these objects created with silver from Mexico and Potosí that served as the world’s first global currency. ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

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