Mexican real
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The Mexican real was the primary silver-based monetary unit used in Mexico during the colonial period and early independence, before being replaced by the peso.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mexican real canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
silver coin ⓘ |
| authority |
Government of Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican government (after independence)
Spanish Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown (during colonial period)
|
| basisFor | Mexican peso ⓘ |
| category |
Mexican coins
ⓘ
obsolete currencies of North America ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Asia via trade
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ Europe via trade ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Mexico ⓘ |
| currencySystem | Spanish-American real system ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | real ⓘ |
| denominationType | fractional currency ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
colonial era
ⓘ
early independence period ⓘ |
| influenced | later Mexican monetary reforms ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
surface form:
New Spain
|
| materialForm | coin ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| mintedAt |
Casa de Moneda de México
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexico City Mint
|
| monetaryRole | primary unit of account in colonial Mexico ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | silver standard ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish real ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
Spanish real
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish colonial real
Spanish dollar ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Mexican peso ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Castilian real
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish colonial monetary system
|
| typicalComposition | high-purity silver ⓘ |
| usedAs |
medium of exchange
ⓘ
unit of account ⓘ |
| usedIn |
First Mexican Empire
ⓘ
First Mexican Republic ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 19th century ⓘ |
| valuationBasis | weight of silver ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.