Spanish peso

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:currency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Spanish_dollar
piece of eight
peso duro
gptkbp:category gptkb:currency
trade coin
silver coin
gptkbp:denomination 1 real
8 reales
2 reales
4 reales
½ real
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Pillars_of_Hercules
cross with castles and lions
gptkbp:edge reeded or milled
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish peso
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Mexican_peso
gptkb:US_dollar
gptkb:Chinese_yuan
gptkb:Japanese_yen
gptkb:Hong_Kong_dollar
Philippine peso
other world currencies
gptkbp:introduced 15th century
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code none (pre-dates ISO codes)
gptkbp:legalTender 19th century
gptkbp:material silver
gold (in some issues)
gptkbp:mintedIn Spanish mints
colonial mints in the Americas
gptkbp:notableFeature basis for many modern currencies
widely circulated in the Americas, Europe, and Asia
often countermarked by other countries
used as legal tender in the United States until 1857
gptkbp:obverseDesign gptkb:Spanish_coat_of_arms
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Spanish_peseta
other local currencies
gptkbp:shape round
gptkbp:standardSilverContent .9305 fine
gptkbp:status obsolete
gptkbp:subunit gptkb:maravedí
real
gptkbp:symbol $
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:treaty
gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Spain
Spanish colonies
gptkbp:weight 27.468 grams (8 reales)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spanish_colonial_Philippines
gptkb:Manila,_Captaincy_General_of_the_Philippines
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6