Spanish dollar

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bullion coin historical currency silver coin trade coin world currency

The Spanish dollar was a widely circulated silver coin that became a de facto global currency from the 16th to 19th centuries, heavily used in international trade across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish dollar canonical	16
Spanish peso	2
Spanish dollar (as main trade coin)	1
Spanish dollar (gradually)	1
Spanish milled dollar	1
Spanish real de a ocho	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223388 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spanish dollar
Context triple: [Spanish galleon trade, currency, Spanish dollar]

A. Mexican peso
The Mexican peso is Mexico's official national currency and one of the most traded currencies in the world, widely used in international foreign exchange markets.
B. Colombian peso
The Colombian peso is the official national currency of Colombia, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
C. Chilean peso
The Chilean peso is the official monetary unit of Chile, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
D. Peruvian sol
The Peruvian sol is the official monetary unit of Peru, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
E. Napoleonic Italian lira
The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spanish dollar
Target entity description: The Spanish dollar was a widely circulated silver coin that became a de facto global currency from the 16th to 19th centuries, heavily used in international trade across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

A. Mexican peso
The Mexican peso is Mexico's official national currency and one of the most traded currencies in the world, widely used in international foreign exchange markets.
B. Colombian peso
The Colombian peso is the official national currency of Colombia, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
C. Chilean peso
The Chilean peso is the official monetary unit of Chile, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
D. Peruvian sol
The Peruvian sol is the official monetary unit of Peru, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
E. Napoleonic Italian lira
The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bullion coin ⓘ historical currency ⓘ silver coin ⓘ trade coin ⓘ world currency ⓘ
alternativeName	Spanish dollar ⓘ surface form: Spanish peso peso de ocho ⓘ piece of eight ⓘ real de a ocho ⓘ
circulationStatus	widely circulated ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Spain ⓘ
faceValue	8 reales ⓘ
feature	consistent weight ⓘ high silver fineness ⓘ milled edge ⓘ
historicalRole	basis for many modern currencies ⓘ reference currency in foreign exchange rates ⓘ standard trade coin in East Asia ⓘ
influenced	Canadian dollar ⓘ Chinese yuan ⓘ Hong Kong dollar ⓘ Japanese yen ⓘ Mexican peso ⓘ Philippine peso ⓘ US dollar ⓘ surface form: United States dollar various Latin American pesos ⓘ
legalStatus	legal tender in British North America ⓘ legal tender in the early United States ⓘ
material	silver ⓘ
mintedBy	Casa de Moneda de México ⓘ Royal Mint of Potosí ⓘ surface form: Potosí Mint Spanish colonial mints ⓘ
monetaryStandard	silver standard ⓘ
subdivision	reales ⓘ
usedAs	de facto global currency ⓘ
usedInContext	colonial trade ⓘ international trade ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ
usedInPeriod	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
usedInRegion	Americas ⓘ Asia ⓘ British America ⓘ surface form: British North America Caribbean ⓘ China ⓘ Europe ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Spanish America ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish galleon trade → currency → Spanish dollar ⓘ

Philippine peso → namedAfter → Spanish dollar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish peso

Hong Kong dollar → replaced → Spanish dollar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish dollar (gradually)

New Jersey pound → coexistedWith → Spanish dollar ⓘ

Viceroyalty of Peru → currency → Spanish dollar ⓘ

Viceroyalty of New Spain → currency → Spanish dollar ⓘ

Spanish dollar → alternativeName → Spanish dollar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish peso

United States dollar (North Carolina dollar at par with Spanish dollar) → follows → Spanish dollar ⓘ

United States dollar (North Carolina dollar at par with Spanish dollar) → parityWith → Spanish dollar ⓘ

United States dollar (North Carolina dollar at par with Spanish dollar) → basedOn → Spanish dollar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish milled dollar

piastre of French Indochina → replaced → Spanish dollar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish dollar (as main trade coin)

Massachusetts pound → usedAlongside → Spanish dollar ⓘ

Royal Mint of Potosí → relatedTo → Spanish dollar ⓘ

piece of eight → officialName → Spanish dollar ⓘ

peso de ocho → alsoKnownAs → Spanish dollar ⓘ

Casa de Moneda de México → producedCoin → Spanish dollar ⓘ

Carolina pound → usedAlongside → Spanish dollar ⓘ

Intendancy of Guadalajara → usedCurrency → Spanish dollar ⓘ

Castilian real → relatedCurrency → Spanish dollar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish real de a ocho

Castilian real → relatedCurrency → Spanish dollar ⓘ

Spanish overseas territories → currency → Spanish dollar ⓘ

Mexican real → relatedCurrency → Spanish dollar ⓘ

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