Spanish escudo
E349790
The Spanish escudo was Spain’s former national currency used for several centuries before being succeeded by the peseta.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spanish escudo canonical | 2 |
| Castilian escudo | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former national currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Spain
ⓘ
Gold coins ⓘ Obsolete currencies ⓘ Silver coins ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| currencyCode | none ⓘ |
| denominationType |
gold coin
ⓘ
paper money ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
monarch portrait
ⓘ
religious motifs ⓘ royal coat of arms ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century Spain
ⓘ
Early Modern period ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| introduced | 16th century ⓘ |
| introducedAsGoldCoin | 1566 ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Latin
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| material |
gold
ⓘ
paper ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
Kingdom of Spain
ⓘ
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| monetarySystemRole |
medium of exchange
ⓘ
store of value ⓘ unit of account ⓘ |
| predecessorCurrency | Spanish real ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
1868 Spanish peseta monetary reform
ⓘ
Spanish peseta ⓘ |
| subunitOf | Spanish monetary system ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Spanish peseta ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
international commerce ⓘ tax payments ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn | Spain ⓘ |
| usedInColonies |
Caribbean colonies
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ Spanish America ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Castilian escudo