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Meaning of patacones by José Espona.




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"PATACON" (unique to "patacones") was the popular denomination of the ten cent peseta coins used in Galicia. Possibly related to the word "pataca" meaning potato. In other Spanish regions this same coin was called "fat bitch" (the five cent coin was called "girl bitch" ) it is said that due to the figure of leon that he held on one of his faces.

  

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