Colombian real
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The Colombian real was the historical currency of Colombia used during the colonial and early republican periods before being replaced by the Colombian peso.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency of Colombia
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| basedOn | Spanish real ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Colombia
ⓘ
Obsolete currencies of South America ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | "R" ⓘ |
| denominationType |
copper coin
ⓘ
gold coin (as part of escudo system) ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| fractionalUnit |
cuartillo
ⓘ
medio real ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
medium of exchange in colonial Colombia
ⓘ
unit of account in early Colombian republic ⓘ |
| issuer |
Gran Colombia
ⓘ
Republic of New Granada ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
Republic of New Granada ⓘ
surface form:
United States of Colombia
|
| languageOfInscription | Spanish ⓘ |
| metalContent |
copper
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| mintedIn |
Bogotá
ⓘ
Cartagena, Colombia ⓘ
surface form:
Cartagena de Indias
Popayán ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | silver standard ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | Spanish colonial real system ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
colonial period of Colombia
ⓘ
early republican period of Colombia ⓘ |
| region | South America ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
Ecuadorian real
ⓘ
Spanish colonial real ⓘ Venezuelan real ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Colombian peso
ⓘ
decimal peso system ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunitOf | Colombian escudo ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
"16 reales = 1 escudo"
ⓘ
"8 reales = 1 peso" ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Colombian peso ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Gran Colombia
ⓘ
Republic of New Granada ⓘ Republic of New Granada ⓘ
surface form:
United States of Colombia
Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ |
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