Spanish dollar

The Spanish dollar, originally known as the piece of eight, and much later also dólar, is a silver coin of about 38 mm (1. 5 in) diameter worth eight Spanish reales. It was minted in the Spanish Empire, following a monetary reform in 1497, with content 25.

563 g (0.
8219 ozt) fine silver.
It was widely used as the first international currency because of its uniformity in standard and milling characteristics.

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