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  2. Spanish dollar - Wikipedia

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    The 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. It was minted in the Spanish Empire following a monetary reform in 1497 with content 25.563 g (0.8219 ozt) fine silver.

  3. Spanish real - Wikipedia

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    Spanish. real. Silver 8-real coin of 1768 from the Potosí mint. 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. [1] It underwent several changes in value relative to other units throughout its lifetime until it was replaced ...

  4. Spanish colonial real - Wikipedia

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    Columnarios are silver coins that were minted by Spain from 1732 to 1773 throughout its New World colonies. While the majority of columnarios were struck in Mexico, smaller mints existed in Guatemala; Lima, Peru; Santiago, Chile; Potosí, Bolivia; and Colombia. The base denomination is an 8 reales coin (aka Piece of eight or Spanish dollar ...

  5. Currency of Spanish America - Wikipedia

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    The overissue of wellón coin in Spain had driven gold and silver from circulation. After the failure of numerous attempts to correct this situation, the currency finally underwent a major reform on October 14, 1686, when Spain devalued silver by ≈20% and adopted a dual coinage standard.

  6. Global silver trade from the 16th to 19th centuries - Wikipedia

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    The global silver trade between the Americas, Europe, and China from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries was a spillover of the Columbian exchange which had a profound effect on the world economy. Many scholars consider the silver trade to mark the beginning of a genuinely global economy, [1] with one historian noting that silver "went round ...

  7. Thaler - Wikipedia

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    The thaler size silver coins minted in Habsburg Spain was the eight real coin, later also known as peso and in English as the "Spanish dollar". The first large silver coin standardized by the Holy Roman Empire was the Guldengroschen in 1524.

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