Spanish real - Wikipedia
WEBThe real (English: /ɹeɪˈɑl/ Spanish: /reˈal/) (meaning: "royal", plural: reales) was a unit of currency in Spain for several centuries after the mid-14th century. It underwent several changes in value relative to other units throughout its lifetime until it …
Spanish colonial real - Wikipedia
WEBThe silver real (Spanish: real de plata) 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 ( reales de vellón ) or sixty-eight maravedíes .
Spanish dollar - Wikipedia
WEBThe Spanish dollar, also known as the piece of eight (Spanish: real de a ocho, dólar, peso duro, peso fuerte or peso), is a silver coin of approximately 38 mm (1.5 in) diameter worth eight Spanish reales.
Spanish Real: a mythical coin - Thomas Numismatics
WEBThe Spanish Real is a mythical coin. Its history and its geographical origin contribute to making this coin an object appreciated by numismatists. It is the witness of the constitution of one of the greatest empires in history, the Spanish monarchy, and of …
The 8 reales: the history of the 1st international coin that gave rise ...
WEBJan 9, 2023 · During the Modern Age, the Spanish Empire produced coins that ended up being used beyond its borders. They were the 8 reales: specimens that served for domestic and international trade until after the independence of the colonies.
Spanish Silver Reales Coinage
WEBNumismatic Information, Spanish Rulers, Coin Denominations and History. This page depicts only dug silver coins, the representatives of the most common types (not all) of Spanish Reales, unearthed in the North and South Americas.
Spanish Reales - U.S. National Park Service
WEBOct 24, 2022 · During the time of their use, these coins were called reales (singular: real, pronounced ray-AL in Spanish, plural ray-AL-es). Many of these coins came from the wrecks of three Spanish ships that went aground during a storm in 1554.
Spanish Silver: General Introduction - University of Notre Dame
WEBAug 20, 2001 · The Spanish eight reales coin was set at a weight of 423.9 grains (27.47 grams) of .9305 fine silver. From that date the coin only depreciated some 4.4% over the next 250 years! In addition to its stability, Spanish coinage was abundant.
WEBinvestigate the case of the Spanish silver . real . or . eight reales, which some have called "the world's most famous silver coin" (Pond 1941, 12). From the sixteenth . to . the eighteenth centuries, the . real . dominated the inter national financial market and was the most sought after and trusted coin in the world. I seek to explain this ...
Spanish 8 Reales, Milled and Pillar Dollars - CoinSite
WEBNov 27, 2013 · Spanish 8 Reales, Milled and Pillar Dollars. The Spanish 8 reales was the world money standard from the time the Mexico Mint started striking coins in the late 1530’s until the 1850’s.
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