Spanish dollar, the Glossary
The Spanish dollar, also known as the piece of eight (real de a ocho, dólar, peso duro, peso fuerte or peso), is a silver coin of approximately diameter worth eight Spanish reales.[1]
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146 relations: Alexander Hamilton, American Revolution, Argentine peso, Bahrain, Billon (alloy), Bogotá, Bohemia, Bolivia, Bolivian peso, Calypso (mythology), Castile and León, Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Charles C. Mann, Charles IV of Spain, Chilean peso, Chinese ceramics, Coat of arms of Spain, Coin, Coinage Act of 1792, Coinage Act of 1857, Colombian peso, Colony of New South Wales, Costa Rican peso, Countermark, County of Anjou, Crown of Aragon, Crown of Castile, Cuban peso, Currencies of Puerto Rico, Decimalisation, Dollar, Dollar sign, Dominican peso, Doubloon, Duchy of Anjou, Duchy of Burgundy, Dutch rijksdaalder, East Asia, East Indies, Ecuadorian peso, Emirate of Granada, Far East, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Ferdinand VI, Ferdinand VII, French franc, French Indochinese piastre, Going Postal, Granada, Guatemala City, ... Expand index (96 more) »
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755, or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency.
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a rebellion and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated an ultimately successful war for independence against the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Argentine peso
The peso (established as the peso convertible) is the currency of Argentina since 1992, identified within Argentina by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using peso or dollar currencies.
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Bahrain
Bahrain (Two Seas, locally), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia.
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Billon (alloy)
Billon is an alloy of a precious metal (most commonly silver, but also gold) with a majority base metal content (such as copper).
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Bogotá
Bogotá (also), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá during the Spanish Colonial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and largest city of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world.
Bohemia
Bohemia (Čechy; Böhmen; Čěska; Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic.
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Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.
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Bolivian peso
The peso boliviano (ISO 4217 code) was the currency of Bolivia from January 1, 1963, until December 31, 1986. Spanish dollar and bolivian peso are modern obsolete currencies.
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Calypso (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Calypso (she who conceals) was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to Homer's Odyssey, she detained Odysseus for seven years against his will.
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Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain.
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Catholic Monarchs of Spain
The Catholic Monarchs were Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, whose marriage and joint rule marked the de facto unification of Spain.
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Charles C. Mann
Charles C. Mann (born 1955) is an American journalist and author, specializing in scientific topics.
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Charles IV of Spain
Charles IV (Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego de Borbón y Sajonia; 11 November 1748 – 20 January 1819) was King of Spain and ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1788 to 1808.
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Chilean peso
The peso is the currency of Chile.
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Chinese ceramics
Chinese ceramics are one of the most significant forms of Chinese art and ceramics globally.
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Coat of arms of Spain
The coat of arms of Spain represents Spain and the Spanish nation, including its national sovereignty and the country's form of government, a constitutional monarchy.
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Coin
A coin is a small object, usually round and flat, used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender.
Coinage Act of 1792
The Coinage Act of 1792 (also known as the Mint Act; officially: An act establishing a mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States), passed by the United States Congress on April 2, 1792, created the United States dollar as the country's standard unit of money, established the United States Mint, and regulated the coinage of the United States.
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Coinage Act of 1857
The Coinage Act of 1857 (Act of Feb. 21, 1857, Chap. 56, 34th Cong., Sess. III, 11 Stat. 163) was an act of the United States Congress which ended the status of foreign coins as legal tender, repealing all acts "authorizing the currency of foreign gold or silver coins".
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Colombian peso
The Colombian peso (sign: $; code: COP) is the currency of Colombia.
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Colony of New South Wales
The Colony of New South Wales was a colony of the British Empire from 1788 to 1901, when it became a State of the Commonwealth of Australia.
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Costa Rican peso
The peso was the currency of Costa Rica between 1850 and 1896. Spanish dollar and Costa Rican peso are modern obsolete currencies.
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Countermark
A countermarked, punchmarked or counterstamped coin is a coin that has had some additional mark or symbol punched into it at some point after it was originally produced while in circulation.
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County of Anjou
The County of Anjou (Andegavia) was a French county that was the predecessor to the Duchy of Anjou.
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Crown of Aragon
The Crown of AragonCorona d'Aragón;Corona d'Aragó,;Corona de Aragón;Corona Aragonum.
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Crown of Castile
The Crown of Castile was a medieval polity in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and, some decades later, the parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then Castilian king, Ferdinand III, to the vacant Leonese throne.
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Cuban peso
The Cuban peso (in Spanish peso cubano, ISO 4217 code: CUP) also known as moneda nacional, is the official currency of Cuba.
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Currencies of Puerto Rico
FRONT - 100 Pesos bank note of 1894 Banco Español de Puerto Rico. The currencies of Puerto Rico closely follow the historic development of Puerto Rico. Spanish dollar and currencies of Puerto Rico are dollar and modern obsolete currencies.
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Decimalisation
Decimalisation or decimalization (see spelling differences) is the conversion of a system of currency or of weights and measures to units related by powers of 10.
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Dollar
Dollar is the name of more than 25 currencies.
Dollar sign
The dollar sign, also known as the peso sign, is a currency symbol consisting of a capital crossed with one or two vertical strokes (or depending on typeface), used to indicate the unit of various currencies around the world, including most currencies denominated "dollar" or "peso". Spanish dollar and dollar sign are dollar.
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Dominican peso
Peso dominicano (Dominican peso) has been the name of the currency of the Dominican Republic (República Dominicana) since 2010.
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Doubloon
The doubloon (from Spanish doblón, or "double", i.e. double escudo) was a two-escudo gold coin worth approximately $4 (four Spanish dollars) or 32 reales, and weighing 6.766 grams (0.218 troy ounce) of 22-karat gold (or 0.917 fine; hence 6.2 g fine gold). Spanish dollar and doubloon are coins of Spain.
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Duchy of Anjou
The Duchy of Anjou (Andegavia) was a French province straddling the lower Loire.
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Duchy of Burgundy
The Duchy of Burgundy (Ducatus Burgundiae; Duché de Bourgogne) emerged in the 9th century as one of the successors of the ancient Kingdom of the Burgundians, which after its conquest in 532 had formed a constituent part of the Frankish Empire.
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Dutch rijksdaalder
The rijksdaalder (Dutch, "Imperial dollar") was a Dutch coin first issued by the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands in the late 16th century during the Dutch Revolt which featured an armored half bust of William the Silent. Spanish dollar and Dutch rijksdaalder are dollar.
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East Asia
East Asia is a geographical and cultural region of Asia including the countries of China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan.
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East Indies
The East Indies (or simply the Indies) is a term used in historical narratives of the Age of Discovery.
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Ecuadorian peso
The peso was a currency of Ecuador until 1884. Spanish dollar and Ecuadorian peso are modern obsolete currencies.
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Emirate of Granada
The Emirate of Granada, also known as the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, was an Islamic polity in the southern Iberian Peninsula during the Late Middle Ages, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty.
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Far East
The Far East is the geographical region that encompasses the easternmost portion of the Asian continent, including East, North, and Southeast Asia.
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Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand II (10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516) was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516.
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Ferdinand VI
Ferdinand VI (Fernando; 23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759), called the Learned (el Prudente) and the Just (el Justo), was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death.
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Ferdinand VII
Ferdinand VII (Fernando VII; 14 October 1784 – 29 September 1833) was King of Spain during the early 19th century.
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French franc
The franc (franc français,; sign: F or Fr), also commonly distinguished as the (FF), was a currency of France.
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French Indochinese piastre
The piastre de commerce ("trade piastre") was the currency of French Indochina between 1885 and 1954. Spanish dollar and French Indochinese piastre are modern obsolete currencies.
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Going Postal
Going Postal is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 33rd book in his Discworld series, released in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2004.
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Granada
Granada is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala City (Ciudad de Guatemala), known nationally also as Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala.
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Guatemalan peso
The peso was the currency of Guatemala between 1859 and 1925. Spanish dollar and Guatemalan peso are modern obsolete currencies.
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Guldengroschen
The Guldengroschen or Guldiner was a large silver coin originally minted in Tirol in 1486, but which was introduced into the Duchy of Saxony in 1500.
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Hieronymus Schlick
Hieronymus Schlick was a Bohemian count who authorised the minting of Joachimsthalers, after Joachimsthal, the valley in which the silver was mined.
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Hispanic America
The region known as Hispanic America (Hispanoamérica or América Hispana) and historically as Spanish America (América Española) is all the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas.
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Holey dollar
Holey dollar is the name given to coins used in the early history of two British settlements: Prince Edward Island (now part of Canada) and New South Wales (now part of Australia). Spanish dollar and Holey dollar are dollar.
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Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor.
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Honduran peso
The peso was the currency of Honduras between 1862 and 1931. Spanish dollar and Honduran peso are modern obsolete currencies.
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Hong Kong dollar
The Hong Kong dollar (sign: HK$; code: HKD) is the official currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Spanish dollar and Hong Kong dollar are dollar.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Inescutcheon
In heraldry, an inescutcheon is a smaller escutcheon that is placed within or superimposed over the main shield of a coat of arms, similar to a charge.
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Isabella I of Castile
Isabella I (Isabel I; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: Isabel la Católica), was Queen of Castile and León from 1474 until her death in 1504.
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Jack Sparrow
Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and franchise.
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Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan.
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Jáchymov
Jáchymov (Sankt Joachimsthal or Joachimsthal) is a spa town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.
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Korean won
The Korean Won or Korean Empire won, was the official currency of the Korean Empire between 1900 and 1910. Spanish dollar and Korean won are modern obsolete currencies.
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Lachlan Macquarie
Major General Lachlan Macquarie, CB (Lachlann MacGuaire; 31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Scotland.
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Latin America
Latin America often refers to the regions in the Americas in which Romance languages are the main languages and the culture and Empires of its peoples have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact.
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Latin Monetary Union
The Monetary Convention of 23 December 1865 was a unified system of coinage that provided a degree of monetary integration among several European countries, initially Belgium, France, Italy and Switzerland, at a time when the circulation of banknotes in these countries remained relatively marginal.
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Legal tender
Legal tender is a form of money that courts of law are required to recognize as satisfactory payment for any monetary debt.
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Lew Rockwell
Llewellyn Harrison Rockwell Jr. (born July 1, 1944) is an American author, editor, and political consultant.
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Lima
Lima, founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (Spanish for "City of Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Long John Silver
Long John Silver is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Malaysian ringgit
The Malaysian ringgit (plural: ringgit; symbol: RM; currency code: MYR; Malay name: Ringgit Malaysia; formerly the Malaysian dollar) is the currency of Malaysia. Spanish dollar and Malaysian ringgit are dollar.
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Manila
Manila (Maynila), officially the City of Manila (Lungsod ng Maynila), is the capital and second-most-populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City.
Manila galleon
The Manila galleon (Galeón de Manila; Galyon ng Maynila), originally known as La Nao de China, and Galeón de Acapulco,.
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Maria Theresa thaler
The Maria Theresa thaler (MTT) is a silver bullion coin and a type of Conventionsthaler that has been used in world trade continuously since it was first minted in 1741.
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Mercantilism
Mercantilism is a nationalist economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy.
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A metallurgical assay is a compositional analysis of an ore, metal, or alloy, usually performed in order to test for purity or quality.
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Mexican Mint
The Casa de Moneda de México is the national mint of Mexico and is the oldest mint in the Americas.
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Mexican peso
The Mexican peso (symbol: $; currency code: MXN; also abbreviated Mex$ to distinguish it from other peso-denominated currencies; referred to as the peso, Mexican peso, or colloquially varo) is the official currency of Mexico.
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Murray Rothbard
Murray Newton Rothbard (March 2, 1926 – January 7, 1995) was an American economist of the Austrian School,Ronald Hamowy, ed., 2008,, Cato Institute, Sage,, p. 62: "a leading economist of the Austrian school"; pp.
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Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest.
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National Mint of Bolivia
The National Mint of Bolivia (Casa de la Moneda de Bolivia) or the Mint of Potosí (in colonial era) is a mint located in the city of Potosí in Bolivia.
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New World
The term "New World" is used to describe the majority of lands of Earth's Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas.
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New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
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Nicaraguan peso
The peso was the currency of Nicaragua between 1878 and 1912. Spanish dollar and Nicaraguan peso are modern obsolete currencies.
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Ore Mountains
The Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge, Krušné hory) lie along the Czech–German border, separating the historical regions of Bohemia in the Czech Republic and Saxony in Germany.
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Paraguayan peso
The peso was the currency of Paraguay between 1856 and 1944. Spanish dollar and Paraguayan peso are modern obsolete currencies.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.
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Penny (British pre-decimal coin)
The British pre-decimal penny was a denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound or of one shilling.
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Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River.
Peruvian real
The real was the currency of Peru until 1863. Spanish dollar and Peruvian real are modern obsolete currencies.
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Peso
The peso is the monetary unit of several Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, as well as the Philippines.
Philip II of Spain
Philip II (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent (Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598.
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Philip V of Spain
Philip V (Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724 and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746.
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Philippine peso
The Philippine peso, also referred to by its Filipino name piso (Philippine English:,, plural pesos; piso; sign: ₱; code: PHP), is the official currency of the Philippines.
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Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
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Piastre
The piastre or piaster is any of a number of units of currency. Spanish dollar and piastre are modern obsolete currencies.
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Pieces of Eight
Pieces of Eight is the eighth studio album by American progressive rock band Styx, released in September 1978.
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Pillars of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules are the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar.
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Piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods.
Pirates in the arts and popular culture
In English-speaking popular culture, the modern pirate stereotype owes its attributes mostly to the imagined tradition of the 18th-century Caribbean pirate sailing off the Spanish Main and to such celebrated 20th-century depictions as Captain Hook and his crew in the theatrical and film versions of J.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is a 2007 American epic fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and written by the writing team of Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio.
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Popayán
Popayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca.
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Potosí
Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Department of Potosí in Bolivia.
Reeding
Reeding or milling is a technique wherein a number of narrow ridges called "reeds" are carved or milled into a surface with a castaing machine.
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Reichsthaler
The Reichsthaler (modern spelling Reichstaler), or more specifically the Reichsthaler specie, was a standard thaler silver coin introduced by the Holy Roman Empire in 1566 for use in all German states, minted in various versions for the next 300 years, and containing 25–26 grams fine silver. Spanish dollar and Reichsthaler are modern obsolete currencies.
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Renminbi
The renminbi (symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB), also known as Chinese Yuan is the official currency of the People's Republic of China.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer.
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Salvadoran peso
The peso was the currency of El Salvador between 1877 and 1919. Spanish dollar and Salvadoran peso are modern obsolete currencies.
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Santiago
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas.
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia and the Middle East.
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Seville
Seville (Sevilla) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville.
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Shilling (British coin)
The British shilling, abbreviated "1s" or "1/-", was a unit of currency and a denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound, or twelve pence.
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Silver
Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*h₂erǵ'')) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. The metal is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite.
Spanish colonial real
The silver real (real de plata) was the currency of the Spanish colonies in America and the Philippines. Spanish dollar and Spanish colonial real are coins of Spain and modern obsolete currencies.
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Spanish East Indies
The Spanish East Indies were the colonies of the Spanish Empire in Asia and Oceania from 1565 to 1901, governed through the captaincy general in Manila for the Spanish Crown, initially reporting to Mexico City, then Madrid, then later directly reporting to Madrid after the Spanish American Wars of Independence.
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Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976.
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Spanish escudo
The escudo was either of two distinct Spanish currency denominations. Spanish dollar and Spanish escudo are coins of Spain.
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Spanish peseta
The peseta was the currency of Spain between 1868 and 2002. Spanish dollar and Spanish peseta are coins of Spain and modern obsolete currencies.
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Spanish real
The real (English: /ɹeɪˈɑl/ Spanish: /reˈal/) (meaning: "royal", plural: reales) was a unit of currency in Spain for several centuries after the mid-14th century. Spanish dollar and Spanish real are modern obsolete currencies.
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Spanish treasure fleet
The Spanish treasure fleet, or West Indies Fleet (Flota de Indias, also called silver fleet or plate fleet; from the plata meaning "silver"), was a convoy system of sea routes organized by the Spanish Empire from 1566 to 1790, which linked Spain with its territories in the Americas across the Atlantic.
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.
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Styx (band)
Styx is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1972.
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Sudan
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa.
Taxco
Taxco de Alarcón (usually referred to as simply Taxco) is a small city and administrative center of Taxco de Alarcón Municipality located in the Mexican state of Guerrero.
Terry Pratchett
Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983–2015, and for the apocalyptic comedy novel Good Omens (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.
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Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.
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Thaler
A thaler or taler (Taler, previously spelled Thaler) is one of the large silver coins minted in the states and territories of the Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy during the Early Modern period. Spanish dollar and thaler are modern obsolete currencies.
Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Tia Dalma
Tia Dalma is a fictional character from Disney's ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise, making her debut in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. She is a voodoo and hoodoo practitioner who once was in love with the pirate Davy Jones, and ultimately cursed him after his betrayal toward her and abandonment of his duties.
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Timor
Timor (Ilha de Timor, Illa Timór, Pulau Timor) is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea.
Trade dollar
Trade dollars were silver coins minted as trade coins by various countries to facilitate trade with countries in East Asia, especially China and Japan. Spanish dollar and trade dollar are dollar and modern obsolete currencies.
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Treasure Island
Treasure Island (originally titled The Sea Cook: A Story for BoysHammond, J. R. 1984. "Treasure Island." In A Robert Louis Stevenson Companion, Palgrave Macmillan Literary Companions. London: Palgrave Macmillan..) is both an 1883 adventure novel and a historical novel set in the 1700s by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, telling a story of "buccaneers and buried gold".
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United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East.
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United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, formally titled The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen States of America in both the engrossed version and the original printing, is the founding document of the United States.
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United States dollar
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. Spanish dollar and United States dollar are dollar.
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United States Mint
The United States Mint is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury responsible for producing coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce, as well as controlling the movement of bullion.
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Uruguayan peso
Uruguayan peso (peso uruguayo) has been a name of the Uruguayan currency since Uruguay's settlement by Europeans.
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Venezuelan peso
The peso (local name peso fuerte) was a currency of Venezuela until 1874. Spanish dollar and Venezuelan peso are modern obsolete currencies.
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West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island countries and 19 dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago.
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World currency
In international finance, a world currency, supranational currency, or global currency is a currency that would be transacted internationally, with no set borders.
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Yoke and arrows
The yoke and arrows (Yugo y flechas) or the yoke and the bundle of arrows (Yugo y haz de flechas) is a symbolic badge dating back to the dynastic union of Spain's Catholic monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.
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Yuan (currency)
The yuan (sign: ¥) is the base unit of a number of former and present-day currencies in Chinese.
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Zacatecas (city)
Zacatecas is the principal city within the municipality in Mexico of the same name, and the capital of the state of Zacatecas.
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Zanzibar
Zanzibar is an insular semi-autonomous region which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania.
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See also
Coins of Spain
- Céntimo
- Commemorative coins of Spain
- Cornado
- Dobla
- Doubloon
- Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Spain)
- Florin (Aragonese coin)
- Libra jaquesa
- Maravedí
- Picayune
- Spanish colonial real
- Spanish dinero
- Spanish dollar
- Spanish escudo
- Spanish euro coins
- Spanish gold Lynx
- Spanish peseta
- Visigothic coinage
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_dollar
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