A P P E N D I X .
P A R T I.
T E T T E R I.
WH E N Spaniards fp eak o f a pefo only, they mean 15 reals v ellón, or a current
dollar, an imaginary coin, and not the pefo fuerte, or duro o f 20 reals
v ellón, an e ffe& iv e coin both in g o ld and filver. T h is d ift in ilio n however holds
g o o d , merely, in Spain, for in Ame r ica they kn ow only th epefo fuerte; T h e dob -
lo on, or p ifió le , is alfo an-imaginary coin o f 60. reals v e llón , or three hard dollars,
but the doblon de oro is a g o ld p iece, worth 7 5 reals v e llón . In currency you find
as much American coined money-as Spanilh, p articularly filv e r and o ld g o ld . In
Spanifh Am e r ica they have no copper money. -G o ld and filve r is .co ined at M a drid
and S e v ille , copper at Sego v ia. T h e new co ina ge confifts o f
G O L D .
A G o ld p iece o f four p ifió les worth
T h e half, or double doblon
T h e doblon de oro
T h e g o ld crown -
S I L V E R .
Madrid filver crown, or pefo duro
T h e h a l f -
Pefeta - -
Real de plata -
Realito or real de vellón
C O P P E R .
P ie c e o f , - - T w o quartos
R ea ls v e llón .
- - 300
- 150
; ¡Ü 75
20
20
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One quarto
One ochavo .
One maravedí, the leaft coin in Spain. -
N . B. A real de .vellón is worth 8 quartos 2 maravedís, or 17 ochavos.
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