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| has gloss | eng: Columnarios are silver coins that were minted by Spain from 1732 to 1773 throughout their new colonies in present-day Latin America. While the majority of columnarios were struck in Mexico, smaller mints existed in Guatemala; Lima, Peru; Santiago, Chile; Potosí, Bolivia; and Columbia. The base denomination is an 8 reales coin. Other minor denominations included 4 reales, 2 reales, 1 real, and 1/2 real. The 8 reales coin is the predecessor to the American dollar. Before the United States Mint was in production, columnarios circulated, along with other coinage, in the US colonies, as legal tender until the middle of the 19th century. |
| lexicalization | eng: columnarios |
| instance of | e/Silver coin |
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| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Columnarios (von latein. Columna - Säule) ist eine Bezeichnung für einen in den spanischen Besitzungen in Amerika im 18. Jahrhundert geprägten Typ von Silbermünzen. Es handelte sich dabei um 8 Reales-Stücke und deren Untereinheiten im Wert von 4, 2, 1 und 1/2 Real. |
| lexicalization | deu: Columnarios |
| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Columnarios è il termine spagnolo con cui si indicano le monete dargento che furono coniate dalla Spagna dal 1732 al 1773 nelle sue colonie nellattuale America latina. La maggior parte dei columnarios furono coniati in Messico ma erano attive anche zecche minori in Guatemala a Lima in Perù, a Santiago del Cile ed a Potosí nell'attuale Bolivia. |
| lexicalization | ita: columnarios |
| Castilian | |
| lexicalization | spa: columnario |
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| media:img | Münze Columnario - 8 Reales - Silber - Mexiko 1764.jpg |
| media:img | Potosi Real.jpg |
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