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Encyclopedia > Costa Rican peso

The peso was the currency of Costa Rica between 1850 and 1896. It was initially subdivided into 8 reales and replaced the currency of the Central American Republic. Costa Rica decimalized in 1864 and the peso was subsequently composed of 100 centavos. The peso was replaced by the Costa Rican colón at par in 1896 The Real was a unit of currency in Spain for several centuries. ... The Republic of Central America (officially the Greater Republic of Central America) was an attempt to unite the Central American countries of Nicaragua, and El Salvador into a single state, lasting from 1896 to 1898. ... The colón (named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristóbal Colón in Spanish) is the currency of Costa Rica. ...


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Mexican peso: Information From Answers.com (1066 words)
The peso was originally based on imperial Spain's silver dollars, the renowned pieces of eight of pirate literature and Hollywood swashbucklers.
Since the peso was a coin of pure silver with an exact weight, it became very popular: Mexican pesos could be found in China and the Philippines.
One new peso, or N$1.00, was equal to 1,000 of the obsolete MXP pesos.
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