Catalan pound
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The Catalan pound was the historical monetary unit used in medieval and early modern Catalonia before the adoption of more centralized Spanish currencies.
Aliases (4)
- Mallorcan pound ×2
- Valencian pound ×1
- diner ×1
- sou ×1
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
→
medieval currency → |
| continent |
Europe
→
|
| country |
Principality of Catalonia
→
|
| currencyOf |
medieval Catalonia
→
|
| denominationSystem |
1 pound = 20 sous
→
1 sou = 12 diners → |
| historicalContext |
pre-centralization of Spanish monetary system
→
|
| historicalRelation |
Aragonese pound
→
Mallorcan pound → Valencian pound → |
| language |
Catalan
→
|
| monetaryAuthority |
Crown of Aragon
→
institutions of the Principality of Catalonia → |
| region |
Northeastern Iberian Peninsula
→
|
| replacedBy |
Spanish peseta
→
Spanish real → |
| scriptUsed |
Latin alphabet
→
|
| status |
obsolete
→
|
| subunit |
diners
→
sou → |
| subunitOf |
Catalan pound
→
sou → sou → |
| usedFor |
accounting unit
→
taxation → trade → |
| usedIn |
Catalonia
→
Crown of Aragon → |
| usedInPeriod |
Middle Ages
→
early modern period → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Kingdom of Majorca
("Mallorcan pound")
→
Principality of Catalonia → |
currency |
|
Catalan pound
("Valencian pound")
→
Catalan pound ("Mallorcan pound") → |
historicalRelation |
|
sou
→
|
subunitOf |