Johannes (j&ouptack_;hănnēz), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, Heb. Y&ebreve_;hōkhānān, Yōkhānān, i. e., one whom Jehovah has blessed; hence F. Jean, E. John.] (Numis.) A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars, named from the figure of King John which it bears; -- often contracted into joe; as, a joe, or a half joe.
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