Currency Exchange Rate in 1799: Spain

Barcelona, Saragossa, Valencia, Old Plate, etc.

Note: This table shows the exchange rate in English Pound Sterling.

Coin	Equivalent	£	Shillings	Pence
Maravedie	-	0	0	57/148
Soldo	16 Maravedies	0	0	3 1/4
Rial Old Plate	2 Soldos	0	0	6 1/2
Libra (Note 1)	20 Soldos	0	5	7 1/2
Ducat (Note 1)	24 Soldos	0	6	9
Dollar (Note 1)	16 Soldos	0	4	6
Ducat	22 Soldos	0	6	2 1/4
Ducat	21 Soldos	0	5	10 1/2
Pistole	60 Soldos	0	16	9

Notes:

1. Imaginary money use in accounting, signifying a fictitious piece which did not exist, but was used to represent other pieces.

Source:

Guthrie, William. A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar and Present State of the several Kingdoms of the World. Montrose, 1799. P. 1039

Placed on the Napoleon Series: July 2004

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