The zlot was a currency

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 used in both medieval and modern times in Eastern Europe

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. It was widely used in Poland

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, which now uses the złoty. It was also used in the Ottoman Empire

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, Russia

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, Moldavia

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, Wallachia

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 and Transylvania

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. It was used as an exchange currency by the merchants who passed through these countries and was recognized by the Tartars who demanded their tributes in zlot. It is a Slavic

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word.

The word could be roughly translated as 'gold coin.'