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oro y plata

American  
[aw-raw ee plah-tah, awr-oh ee plah-tuh] / ˈɔ rɔ i ˈplɑ tɑ, ˈɔr oʊ i ˈplɑ tə /
Spanish.
  1. gold and silver: motto of Montana.


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Bad Bunny’s set was staged with many scenes from working-class life in Puerto Rico: a coconut stand, a piraguero, old men playing dominoes, manicurists, baddies, construction workers and a jeweler who buys back “oro y plata.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ganó medallas de oro y plata en la contienda.

From New York Times

USS Montana Committee Chair Bill Whitsitt displayed the Oro y Plata ship bell, a replica of the bell for the first USS Montana, a cruiser that escorted World War I convoys, the Independent Record reported.

From Washington Times

The new bell has the state motto “Oro y plata” and has gold and silver dolphin pins worn by qualified submariners and has real Montana gold and silver in it as well.

From Washington Times

Historically, dreams of the next grubstake haven’t been hard to sell in Montana, where the state flag bears the slogan “Oro y Plata,” or “Gold and Silver,” beneath a tableau that includes mountains, a shovel, and a pick.

From The Guardian