Spanish maravedí
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The maravedí () or maravedi (), deriving from the Almoravid dinar (), was the name of various Iberian coins of gold and then silver between the 11th and 14th centuries, and the name of different Iberian accounting units between the 11th and 19th centuries.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- currency
- Named after
- Almoravid dynasty
- Country
- Spain
- Material used
- gold
- Image
- 8 Maravedís de Felipe III (1607) Acuñada en Segovia.jpg
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- start time
- 1200-00-00
- Commons category
- Maravedí
- end time
- 1854-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Minting
- History
- See also
- Rare references
- Notes
The maravedí () or maravedi (), deriving from the Almoravid dinar (), was the name of various Iberian coins of gold and then silver between the 11th and 14th centuries, and the name of different Iberian accounting units between the 11th and 19th centuries.
==Etymology==
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