1497-1868: The Spanish Dollar, or the Real de a Ocho (Pieces of 8) is used in the Spanish Empire. The Ordinance of Medina del Campo establishes the real as the main Spanish currency. Medina del Campo is a well known site for a popular money fair at the time. The Law of June 25, 1868 retires the Real as an official currency. (2 jun 1497 año – 26 jun 1868 año)

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Sumner, W. G. "The Spanish Dollar and the Colonial Shilling." The American Historical Review 3, no. 4 (1898): 607-19. doi:10.2307/1834139.

Stride, H. G. "THE MARIA THERESA THALER." The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society 16 (1956): 339-43. www.jstor.org/stable/42678400.