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Pieces of Eight

Scope note

Spanish and Spanish-American dollar-sized silver coins valued at eight reales and produced approximately between 1500 and 1900; used predominantly as trade coins; generally for a number of coins minted by Spanish-speaking countries, use "pesos."

Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

3000207041

Term used for

duros

Equivalent Terms used

8 reales
Piece of Eight

Created

13yrs ago

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