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Definition of Maravedi
1. n. A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three mils American money, less than a farthing sterling. Also, an ancient Spanish gold coin.
Definition of Maravedi
1. Noun. (historical) A former Spanish coin and unit of currency, originally issued in gold but later in silver and copper, discontinued in 1848. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maravedi
1. a former coin of Spain [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maravedi
Literary usage of Maravedi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Coins and Medals: Their Place in History and Art by British Museum Dept. of Coins and Medals, Stanley Lane-Poole (1885)
"... of Africa—the Fatimy Khalifs of Egypt, "maravedi:" GOLD COIN OF ALMORAVIDES.
... in which the "maravedi" and "millares" of mediaeval chronicles may be ..."
2. The History of Currency, 1252-1894: Being an Account of the Gold and Silver by William Arthur Shaw (1896)
"This maravedi bore the ratio of I : 6 to the old maravedi de oro. ... 1 maravedi
de los prietos (=5 sueldos of 8 dineros each). ..."
3. The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society by Manchester Geographical Society (1899)
"8 maravedi OF JOSEPH BONAPARTE, KINO OF SPAIN. Obv.—Head to left; IOSEPH NAP .
D . G . HISP . R . and date. S • M and mm Rev.—The arms of Castille and Leon ..."
4. Historical Essays in Connexion with the Land, the Church, &c. by Eben William Robertson (1872)
"The bianco was next coined at 3 to the maravedi, and before the close of the
century had shrunk into a cornado. When the Real, which was not in existence in ..."
5. A History of Spain from the Earliest Times to the Death of Ferdinand the by Ulick Ralph Burke (1900)
"value of a modern franc, or one-twentieth of a maravedi of gold. ... The so-
called silver maravedi, which was made of some alloy of copper or Vellon, ..."
6. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"If the value of the maravedi had remained unchanged in Spain down to the present
day, it would be easy to reduce a sum of the time of Ferdinand and Isabella ..."
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