Mexican real

E369141

The Mexican real was the primary silver-based monetary unit used in Mexico during the colonial period and early independence, before being replaced by the peso.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mexican real canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical currency ⓘ
silver coin ⓘ
authority Mexican government (after independence) ⓘ
Spanish Crown (during colonial period) ⓘ
linked to: Spanish Empire
basisFor Mexican peso ⓘ
category Mexican coins ⓘ
obsolete currencies of North America ⓘ
circulatedIn Asia via trade ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
Europe via trade ⓘ
North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
currencyOf Mexico ⓘ
currencySystem Spanish-American real system ⓘ
denominationSystem real ⓘ
denominationType fractional currency ⓘ
historicalPeriod colonial era ⓘ
early independence period ⓘ
influenced later Mexican monetary reforms ⓘ
legalTenderIn Mexico ⓘ
New Spain ⓘ
materialForm coin ⓘ
metal silver ⓘ
mintedAt Mexico City Mint ⓘ
monetaryRole primary unit of account in colonial Mexico ⓘ
monetaryStandard silver standard ⓘ
precededBy Spanish real ⓘ
relatedCurrency Spanish colonial real ⓘ
linked to: Spanish real

Spanish dollar ⓘ
replacedBy Mexican peso ⓘ
subdivisionOf Spanish colonial monetary system ⓘ
linked to: Castilian real
typicalComposition high-purity silver ⓘ
usedAs medium of exchange ⓘ
unit of account ⓘ
usedIn First Mexican Empire ⓘ
First Mexican Republic ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
usedUntil 19th century ⓘ
valuationBasis weight of silver ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Mexican Empire → currency → Mexican real ⓘ