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Peso

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The peso (meaning weight in Spanish, or more loosely pound) was a coin that originated in Spain and became of immense importance internationally. [1]

53 relations: Argentine peso, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Bolivian boliviano, Charles III of Spain, Chilean peso, Coin, Colombian peso, Costa Rican colón, Cuban convertible peso, Cuban peso, Currencies of Puerto Rico, Currency of Spanish America, Decimalisation, Dominican peso, Ecuadorian sucre, Equatorial Guinean ekwele, Euro, Far East, Fineness, Gold standard, Guatemalan quetzal, Hispanic America, Honduran lempira, ISO 4217, Joseph Bonaparte, Maravedí, Metric system, Mexican peso, Mexico, Nicaraguan córdoba, Paraguayan guaraní, Patacón (bond), Peninsular War, Peru, Peruvian sol, Philippine Declaration of Independence, Philippine peso, Philippine real, Philippine Revolution, Piastre, Planchet, Quinto real, Salvadoran colón, Spain, Spanish Empire, Spanish real, Thaler, United States, United States dollar, Uruguayan peso, ..., Venezuelan bolívar, War of the Spanish Succession, West African CFA franc. Expand index (3 more) »

Argentine peso

The peso (established as the peso convertible) is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies.

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Bank of the Philippine Islands

Bank of the Philippine Islands (Bangko ng Kapuluang Pilipinas, Banco de las Islas Filipinas, commonly known as BPI) is the oldest bank in the Philippines still in operation.

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Bolivian boliviano

The boliviano (sign: BsBanco Central de Bolivia. "." Accessed 26 Feb 2011.Banco Central de Bolivia. Accessed 26 Feb 2011. ISO 4217 code: BOB) is the currency of Bolivia.

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Charles III of Spain

Charles III (Spanish: Carlos; Italian: Carlo; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain and the Spanish Indies (1759–1788), after ruling Naples as Charles VII and Sicily as Charles V (1734–1759), kingdoms he abdicated to his son Ferdinand.

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Chilean peso

The peso is the currency of Chile.

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Coin

A coin is a small, flat, (usually) round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender.

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Colombian peso

The peso is the currency of Colombia.

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Costa Rican colón

The colón (named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristóbal Colón in Spanish) is the currency of Costa Rica.

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Cuban convertible peso

The convertible peso (sometimes given as CUC$ and informally called a cuc or a chavito) is one of two official currencies in Cuba, the other being the Cuban peso.

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Cuban peso

The peso (ISO 4217 code: CUP, sometimes called the "national currency" or in Spanish moneda nacional) is one of two official currencies in use in Cuba, the other being the convertible peso (ISO 4217 code: CUC, occasionally called "dollar" in the spoken language).

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Currencies of Puerto Rico

The currencies of Puerto Rico closely follow the historic development of Puerto Rico.

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Currency of Spanish America

This article provides an outline of the currency of Spanish America (las Indias, the Indies) from Spanish colonization in the 15th century until Spanish American independencies in the 19th.

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Decimalisation

Decimalisation is the process of converting a currency from its previous non-decimal denominations to a decimal system (i.e., a system based on one basic unit of currency and one or more sub-units, such that the number of sub-units in one basic unit is a power of 10, most commonly 100).

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Dominican peso

The Dominican peso is the currency of the Dominican Republic (República Dominicana).

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Ecuadorian sucre

The Sucre was the currency of Ecuador between 1884 and 2000.

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Equatorial Guinean ekwele

The ekwele or ekuele was the currency of Equatorial Guinea between 1975 and 1985.

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Euro

The euro (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union.

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Far East

The Far East is a geographical term in English that usually refers to East Asia (including Northeast Asia), the Russian Far East (part of North Asia), and Southeast Asia.

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Fineness

The fineness of a precious metal object (coin, bar, jewelry, etc.) represents the weight of fine metal therein, in proportion to the total weight which includes alloying base metals and any impurities.

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Gold standard

A gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold.

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Guatemalan quetzal

The quetzal (code: GTQ) is the currency of Guatemala, named after the national bird of Guatemala, the resplendent quetzal.

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Hispanic America

Hispanic America (Spanish: Hispanoamérica, or América hispana), also known as Spanish America (Spanish: América española), is the region comprising the Spanish-speaking nations in the Americas.

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Honduran lempira

The lempira (sign: L, ISO 4217 code: HNL) is the currency of Honduras.

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ISO 4217

ISO 4217 is a standard first published by International Organization for Standardization in 1978, which delineates currency designators, country codes (alpha and numeric), and references to minor units in three tables.

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Joseph Bonaparte

Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte, born Giuseppe Buonaparte (7 January 1768 – 28 July 1844) was a French diplomat and nobleman, the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him King of Naples and Sicily (1806–1808, as Giuseppe I), and later King of Spain (1808–1813, as José I).

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Maravedí

The maravedí was the name of various Iberian coins of gold and then silver between the 11th and 14th centuries and the name of different Iberian accounting units between the 11th and 19th centuries.

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Metric system

The metric system is an internationally adopted decimal system of measurement.

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Mexican peso

The Mexican peso (sign: $; code: MXN) is the currency of Mexico.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Nicaraguan córdoba

The córdoba (sign: C$; code: NIO) is the currency of Nicaragua.

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Paraguayan guaraní

The guaraní (plural: guaraníes; sign: ₲; code: PYG) is the national currency unit of Paraguay.

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Patacón (bond)

The Patacón (officially called Letra de Tesorería para Cancelación de Obligaciones de la Provincia de Buenos Aires) was a bond issued by the government of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, during 2001.

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Peninsular War

The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire (as well as the allied powers of the Spanish Empire), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Portugal, for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Peru

Peru (Perú; Piruw Republika; Piruw Suyu), officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America.

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Peruvian sol

The sol (plural: soles; currency sign: S/) is the currency of Peru; it is subdivided into 100 céntimos ("cents").

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Philippine Declaration of Independence

The Philippine Declaration of Independence (Filipino: Pagpapahayag ng Kasarinlan ng Pilipinas) was proclaimed on June 12, 1898 in Cavite II el Viejo (present-day Kawit, Cavite), Philippines.

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Philippine peso

The Philippine peso, also referred to by its Filipino name piso (Philippine English:,, plural pesos; piso; peso; sign: ₱; code: PHP), is the official currency of the Philippines.

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Philippine real

The Philippine real also known as Hilis-Kalamay was the currency of the Philippines until 1852.

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Philippine Revolution

The Philippine Revolution (Filipino: Himagsikang Pilipino; Spanish: Revolución Filipina), also called the Tagalog War (Spanish: Guerra Tagalog, Filipino: Digmaang Tagalog) by the Spanish, was a revolution and subsequent conflict fought between the people and insurgents of the Philippines and the Kingdom of Spain with its Spanish Empire and Spanish colonial authorities in the Spanish East Indies.

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Piastre

The piastre or piaster is any of a number of units of currency.

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Planchet

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Quinto real

The quinto real or the quinto del rey, the "King's fifth", was a 20% tax established in 1504 that Spain levied on the mining of precious metals.

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Salvadoran colón

The colón was the currency of El Salvador between 1892 and 2001, until it was replaced by the U.S. Dollar.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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Spanish Empire

The Spanish Empire (Imperio Español; Imperium Hispanicum), historically known as the Hispanic Monarchy (Monarquía Hispánica) and as the Catholic Monarchy (Monarquía Católica) was one of the largest empires in history.

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Spanish real

The real (meaning: "royal", plural: reales) was a unit of currency in Spain for several centuries after the mid-14th century, but changed in value relative to other units introduced.

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Thaler

The thaler was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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Uruguayan peso

Uruguayan peso (peso uruguayo) has been a name of the Uruguayan currency since Uruguay's settlement by Europeans.

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Venezuelan bolívar

The bolívar fuerte (sign: Bs.F. or Bs.; plural: bolívares fuertes; ISO 4217 code: VEF) has been the currency of Venezuela since 1 January 2008.

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War of the Spanish Succession

The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a European conflict of the early 18th century, triggered by the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700.

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West African CFA franc

The West African CFA franc (franc CFA; franco CFA or simply franc, ISO 4217 code: XOF) is the currency of eight independent states in West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peso

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