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The Spanish colonial real from the 16th to 19th centuries, with 8 reales equal to 1 peso. The Peruvian real from 1822 to 1863. Initially worth 1 ⁄ 8 peso, reales worth 1 ⁄ 10 peso were introduced in 1858 in their transition to a decimal currency system. The sol or sol de oro from 1863 to 1985, at 1 sol = 10 reales.
Gold 8 escudos. Left: Reverse with the coat of arms of Peru.Right: Obverse with a woman over the denomination 8E.. During the colonial period, silver coins were minted in denominations of 1 ⁄ 4, 1 ⁄ 2, 1, 2, 4 and 8 reales, with gold coins for 1 ⁄ 2, 1, 2, 4 and 8 escudos.
Spanish American gold coins were minted in one-half, one, two, four, and eight escudo denominations, with each escudo worth around two Spanish dollars or $2. The two-escudo (or $4 coin) was the "doubloon" or "pistole", and the large eight-escudo (or $16) was a "quadruple pistole".
1 Centavo (UN CENTAVO) coin of Republic of Peru (REPUBLICA PERUANA) reverse side. The coin is made of bronze, minted in 1944. In 1863, cupro-nickel coins for 1 and 2 centavos and .900 silver coins for 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 dinero and 1 ⁄ 5 sol were introduced, followed by .900 silver 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 sol in 1864. Gold 5, 10, and 20 soles were issued ...
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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 half billon reales (reales de vellón) or eighty-five maravedís.
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