The dinero was the currency of the
Christian states of Spain from the 10th century. It was copied from the
Arab Dinar and served in turn as the model for the
Portuguese dinheiro
The dinheiro was the currency of Portugal from around the late 12th century until approximately 1502. For accounting purposes, twelve dinheiros equalled one ''soldo'' and twenty soldos equal one '' libra'' (pound). The basis of the monetary system ...
.
In most of Spain, the dinero was superseded by the ''
maravedí'' and then the ''
real
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...
'' as the unit of account. However, in
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
and the
Balearic Islands, the currency system based on the dinero continued, with twelve dineros to the ''sou'' and six sous the ''
peseta''.
Note that in modern
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
, "dinero" means "money".
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Modern obsolete currencies
Coins of Spain