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There were a few types of Spanish gold coins. Escudos, cobs, doubloons, doblas, dinars, florins, reales, maravedís, solidus, tremissis, and pesetas were each types of Spanish gold coins that circulated sometime between the 5th and 18th centuries. Gold coins were preferred to silver coins because they did not corrode.
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Pieces of Eight were Spanish coins.
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Some coins cost more because they are rarer, or made of gold or silver, not because of where they are from.
The post office in Devizes may not offer currency exchange services for foreign coins. It's best to check with them beforehand or visit a currency exchange service in a larger town or city for assistance in exchanging Spanish and French coins into English coins.
One of the pre-Euro Spanish coins was known as the peseta.
Since 2002 Spain has used the euro as its currency. Its coins are denominated in euro cents so the names are simply denominations; e.g. 2 euros, 10 cents, etc.Before the euro was adopted Spanish coins were denominated in pesetas.
It is the abbreviation stamped on Spanish five pesetas coins.
Dinero is "money". "Moneda" is used for "coins". "Efectivo" means "cash".
Yes, Spanish coins known as "pieces of eight" refer specifically to the Spanish dollar, which was a silver coin worth eight reales. These coins became widely used in trade during the 16th to 19th centuries and were recognized for their consistent weight and silver content. The term "piece of eight" comes from the coin being physically cut into eight pieces for smaller transactions.