johannes

Noun

 * 1) An old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of, in circulation 1722–1835.
 * 2) * 1803, John Browne Cutting, “A Succinct History of Jamaica” in, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, p.lxviii,
 * The current coins of Jamaica are Portugal pieces of gold, called the half johannes, valued at about 55s. currency each