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Mexican peso
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
3 ancestors15 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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Spanish real / peso de a ocho Mexican peso
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accounting Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting
Evidence period: 1100–1500QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting Spanish real / peso de a ocho
Evidence period: 1497–1603QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
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5 direct successors or branches connected to this currency.
This currencyMXN
Mexican pesoSuccessor or branch
Straits / Malayan / Malaya–British Borneo dollarSuccessor or branchHKD
Hong Kong dollarLater absorptionPHP
Philippine peso, twentieth-century reform lineage1904DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
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Successor or branchMOP
Macao patacaSuccessor or branch
Indochinese piastreKeep going forwardExplore all 15 descendants +
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This currencyMXN
Mexican pesoSuccessor or branch1863–1866
Hong Kong dollarQualifiedSuccessor or branch1878–1887
Indochinese piastreDocumentedSuccessor or branch1894–1906
Macao patacaDocumentedLater absorption1904
Philippine peso, twentieth-century reform lineageDocumented · Later contributionSuccessor or branch1903–1906
Straits / Malayan / Malaya–British Borneo dollarDocumentedSuccessor or branch1954–1955
South Vietnamese đồngDocumentedSuccessor or branch1955
Cambodian riel before abolitionDocumentedSuccessor or branch1955
Royal / Vientiane kipDocumentedSuccessor or branch1963
Riau Islands rupiahDocumentedLater absorption1964
Indonesian rupiahDocumented · Later contributionSuccessor or branch1967
Brunei dollarDocumentedSuccessor or branch1967
Malaysian dollar / ringgitDocumentedSuccessor or branch1967
Singapore dollarDocumentedLater absorption1976
Lao kipDocumented · Later contributionLater absorption1978
Vietnamese đồngDocumented · Later contributionDates, conversion terms and evidence 15 connections
Straits / Malayan / Malaya–British Borneo dollar Singapore dollar
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Straits / Malayan / Malaya–British Borneo dollar Malaysian dollar / ringgit
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Straits / Malayan / Malaya–British Borneo dollar Brunei dollar
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Mexican peso Straits / Malayan / Malaya–British Borneo dollar
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Riau Islands rupiah Indonesian rupiah
1964DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗South Vietnamese đồng Vietnamese đồng
1978DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Mexican peso Hong Kong dollar
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Mexican peso Philippine peso, twentieth-century reform lineage
1904DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Mexican peso Macao pataca
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Royal / Vientiane kip Lao kip
1976DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
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