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Billon (/ˈbɪlən/) is an
alloy of a
precious metal (most
commonly silver, but also gold) with a
majority base
metal content (such as copper). It is used...
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reales de
vellón) from 0.917 to 0.875 fine.
Starting 1810
silver coin
denominations were
revised to
their more common-sense
values in
reales de
vellón: 20,...
- El
Vellón is a muni****lity of the
Community of Madrid, Spain. It is
known for the
Watchtower of El
Vellón. The muni****lity is
considered a PSOE stronghold...
- From 1687: $1 = 15+2⁄34
reales de
vellón (made of
billon alloy;
edict not effective) From 1737: $1 = 20
reales de
vellón In 1864: $1 = 2
silver escudos (different...
- a
silver medal, and
three boxers who
finished in
third place, José Luis
Vellón,
Nelson Dieppa and
McJoe Arroyo. In the
professional circuit,
Puerto Rico...
- in
silver escudos and
reales de
vellón at a rate of 5
pesetas = 1 peso duro = 2
silver escudos = 20
reales de
vellón. The
peseta was
equal to 4.5 grams...
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until the 19th century,
Spain struggled with the
issuance of
reales de
vellon (made of
billon alloy with less than ½ silver) of
various weights and finenesses...
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refers to a gold coin
worth sixteen reales de
plata or
forty reales de
vellón. Cape
Verdean escudo Angolan escudo Chilean escudo French écu Mozambican...
- The
Watchtower of El
Vellón (Spanish:
Atalaya de El
Vellón) is a
watchtower located in El
Vellón, Spain. It was
declared Bien de Interés
Cultural in 1983...
- José Luis
Vellon (born 4 July 1954) is a
Puerto Rican former boxer. He
competed in the men's
featherweight event at the 1972
Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary;...
