Spanish colonial real
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The silver real was the currency of the Spanish colonies in America and the Philippines. In the seventeenth century the silver real was established at two billon reales or sixty-eight maravedíes. Gold
A Spanish colonial silver coin, minted in Potosí in 1768, featuring the columns and the hemispheres
Spanish dollar
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The Spanish dollar, originally known as the piece of eight, and much later also dólar, is a silver coin of about 38 mm diameter worth eight Spanish reales. It was minted in the Spanish Empire, followi
Spanish colonial real
…worth 16 reales) were also issued. The coins circulated throughout Spain's colonies and beyond, with the eight-real piece, known in English as the Spanish dollar, becoming an international standard and spawning, among other currencies, the United States dollar. A reform in 1737 set the silver real at two and…
A silver Spanish dollar minted in Mexico City c. 1650
Spanish Real de a Ocho coin (referred to as a "peso" or sometimes as a "dollar") minted in Mexico City (c. 1809).
1888 Mexican dollar with Chinese chop marks
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