Introduction of the Spanish dollar (piece of eight)
1497* · Event
Spain's Medina del Campo reform (1497) created the eight-real silver coin - the 'piece of eight' or Spanish dollar - which became the world's first global reserve currency, circulating from the Americas to Asia.
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