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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:cryptocurrency
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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piece of eight
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:currency
numismatics
trade coin
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gptkbp:composition
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silver (0.9305 fine)
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:Spain
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gptkbp:denomination
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8 reales
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gptkbp:designer
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gptkb:Pillars_of_Hercules
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gptkbp:diameter
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approximately 38 mm
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gptkbp:finalDate
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mid-19th century
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gptkbp:firstIssueDate
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circa 1497
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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peso de ocho
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:United_States_dollar
gptkb:Chinese_yuan
gptkb:Japanese_yen
Philippine peso
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gptkbp:legalTender
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gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkb:United_States_(until_1857)
China (as trade coin)
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gptkbp:material
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silver
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gptkbp:mintedIn
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gptkb:Lima_Mint
gptkb:Madrid_Mint
gptkb:Mexico_City_Mint
gptkb:Potosí_Mint
gptkb:Seville_Mint
Bogotá Mint
Guatemala Mint
Santiago Mint
Santo Domingo Mint
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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basis for many world currencies
widely circulated internationally
often cut into pieces for change
pirate currency in popular culture
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gptkbp:obverseDesign
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gptkb:Spanish_coat_of_arms
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gptkbp:period
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16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:China
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkb:United_States
Spanish colonies
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gptkbp:weight
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approximately 27 grams
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Virreinato_de_Nueva_España
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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