Crossword clues for “old Spanish coin” can have several answers, depending on the number of letters required.
Here are some possible answers
- REIS (4 letters)
- REALS (5 letters)
- PESETA (6 letters): The former currency of Spain, replaced by the Euro in 2002.
- REALES (6 letters): Plural of Real, a long-standing currency in Spain before the Peseta.
- PESETAS (7 letters): Plural of Peseta.
- PISTOLES (8 letters).
- PIECESOFEIGHT (13 letters): Refers to the 8-real coin, also known as the Spanish dollar.
What is an old Spanish coin called?
I can help with that. The peseta, the last circulating coinage in Spain before the European single monetary system was implemented, came into being in 1868 during the reign of Isabel II.
What is the crossword clue for bygone Spanish coins?
The most common 6-letter answer for the crossword clue “BYGONE SPANISH COIN” is PESETA. Other answers can include REALES.
What are the names of old Spanish gold coins?
Spanish American gold coins were minted in one-half, one, two, four, and eight escudo denominations, with each escudo worth around two Spanish dollars or $2. The two-escudo (or $4 coin) was the “doubloon” or “pistole”, and the large eight-escudo (or $16) was a “quadruple pistole”.
What was the former coin in Spain?
I can help with that. The peseta was replaced by the euro on 1 January 1999 on currency exchange boards. Euro coins and notes were introduced on 1 January 2002, and on 1 March 2002 the peseta lost its legal tender status in Spain, and also in Andorra.