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HISTORY Coins were produced at mints in Bogotá , Caracas , Nueva Guatemala , Lima , Mexico City , Popayán , Potosí and Santiago . For details, see the Bolivian , Chilean , Colombian , Guatemalan , Mexican , Peruvian and Venezuelan Real es. After the independence of Spain's colonies, the real was replaced by currencies also denominated in reales and escudos, including the Argentine , Central American Republic , Ecuadorian , Honduran , Paraguayan and Santo Domingo Real . COINS Unlike in Spain, the copper Maravedí was not struck by the colonial mints. Most issued silver coins in denominations of ¼, ½, 1, 2, 4 and 8 reales and gold coins for ½, 1, 2, 4 and 8 reales. REFERENCES |
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