The Mexican Coin

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* 1536-1556 Charles I & Joanna	1 real * Philip III	1 real * Philip IV	1/2 reales 1735 Philip V	1/2 reales 1737 Philip V
* 1556 Charles I & Joanna	* * *	1 real * Philip IV	1/2 real 1736 Philip V	1/2 real 1736 Philip V
* 1598 Felie V	2 reales * Philip III	8 reales 1726 Philip V	1 real 1736 Philip V	2 reales 1738 Philip V
* * Philip III	* * Philip III	8 reales 1738 Philip V	1 real * Philip V	8 reales 1738 Philip V
1 real 1739 PhilipV	1 real 1742 Philip V	1745 real 1745 Philip V	1 real 1747 Philip V	8 reales 1749 Philip V
1/2 real 1739 Philip V	1/2 real 1742 Philip V	1 real 1746 Philip V	1/2 real 1747 Philip V	2 reales 1742 Philip V
1/2 real 1740 Philip V	1/2 real 1743 Philip V	1/2 real 1746 Philip V	1 real 1748 Philip V	1 real 1749 Philip V
1/2 real 1741 Philip V	1/2 real 1744 Philip V	1 real 1747 Philip V	1/2 real 1748 Philip V	1/2 real 1749 Philip V
1 real 1750 Ferdinand VII	1 1/2 real 1751 Ferdinand VII	1 real 1753 Ferdinand VI	1/2 real 1755 Ferdinand VI	1/2 real 1757 Ferdinand VI
1/2 real 1750 Ferdinand VI	1 real 1752 Ferdinand VI	1/2 real 1753 Ferdinand VI	1 real 1756 Ferdinand VI	1/2 real 1758 Ferdinand VI
2 reales 1751 Ferdinand VI	1/2 real 1752 Ferdinand VI	2 reales 1754 Ferdinand VI	1/2 real 1756 Ferdinand VI	8 reales 1759 Ferdinand VI
1 real 1754 Ferdinand VI	2 reales 1759 Ferdinand VI	1/2 real 1754 Ferdinand VI	1 real 1757 Ferdinand VI	1/2 real 1759 Ferdinand VI
1/2 real 1760 Ferdinand VI	1/2 real 1762 Charles III	1/2 real 1765 Charles III	1 real 1769 Charles III	1/2 real 1772 Charles III
1/2 real 1760 Charles III	1/2 real 1763 Charles III	1/2 real 1776 Charles III	1/2 real 1769 Charles III	2 reales 1772 Charles III
1/2 real 1761 Charles III	1 real 1764 Charles III	2 reales 1767 Charles III	1/2 real 1770 Charles III	1/2 real 1778 Charles III
1 real 1762 Charles III	1/2 rea 1764 Charles III	1/2 real 1768 Charles III	1/2 real 1771 Charles III	2 reales 1773 Charles III
2 reales 1773 Charles III	1 real 1774 Charles III	1/2 real 1776 Charles III	4 reales 1779 Charles III	2 reales 1780 Charles III
1 real 1773 Charles III	1/2 real 1774 Charles III	1 real 1776 Charles III	2 reales 1779 Charles III	1 real 1780 Charles III
1/2 real 1773 Charles III	1 real 1775 Charles III	2 reales 1777 Charles III	1/2 real 1779 Charles III	1/2 real 1780 Charles III
2 reales 1774 Charles III	1/2 real 1775 Charles III	1 real 1776 Charles III	* 1790 Charles III	2 reales 1781 Charles III
* 1781 Charles III	* 1782 Charles III	* 1784 Charles III	* 1787 Charles III	1/2 real 1789 Charles III
* 1781 Charles III	* 1783 Charles III	* 1784 Charles III	* 1787 Charles III	* 1790 Charles IV
* 1782 Charles III	* 1783 Charles III	* 1785 Charles III	* 1788 Charles III	* 1790 Charles IV
* 1782 Charles III	* 1784 Charles III	* 1786 Charles III	* 1788 Charles III	1/2 real 1789 Charles IV
* 1790 Charles IV	* 1792 Charles IV	* 1795 Charles IV	* 1797 Charles IV	* 1798 Charles IV
* 1790 Charles IV	* 1792 Charles IV	* 1795 Charles IV	* 1797 Charles IV	* 1799 Charles IV
* 1790 Charles IV	* 1793 Charles IV	* 1796 Charles IV	* 1797 Charles IV	* 1799 Charles IV
* 1792 Charles IV pla	* 1794 Charles IV	* 1797 Charles IV	* 1798 Charles IV	* 1799 Charles IV
* 1801 Charles IV	* 1802 Charles IV	* 1803 Charles IV	* 1804 Charles IV	* 1800 Charles IV
* 1801 Charles IV	* 1802 Charles IV	* 1803 Charles IV	* 1804 Charles IV	* 1800 Charles IV
* 1801 Charles IV	* 1802 Charles IV	* 1804 Charles IV	* 1805 Charles IV	* 1800 Charles IV
* 1801 Charles IV	* 1803 Charles IV	* 1804 Charles IV	* 1805 Charles IV	* 1805 Charles IV
* 1806 Charles IV	* 1808 Charles IV	* 1786 Charles III	* 1815 Ferdinand VII	* 1806 Charles IV
* 1807 Charles IV	* 1808 Charles IV	* 1814 Ferdinand VII	* 1815 Ferdinand VII	* 1807 Charles IV
* 1807 Charles IV	* 1808 Charles IV	* 1814 Ferdinand VII	* 1816 Ferdinand VII	* 1806 Charles IV
* 1807 Charles IV	* 1808 Charles IV	* 1814 Ferdinand VII	* 1816 Ferdinand VII	* 1797 Charles IV
* 1809 Joseph Bonaparte-FerdinandVII	* 1818 Ferdinand VII	* 1812 Joseph Bonaparte-FerdinandVII	* 1814 Ferdinand VII	* 1803 Charles IV
* 1809 Joseph Bonaparte-FerdinandVII	* 1810 Joseph Bonaparte-FerdinandVII	* 1813 Joseph Bonaparte-FerdinandVII	* 1815 Ferdinand VII	* 1808 Charles IV
* 1810 Joseph Bonaparte-FerdinandVII	* 1811 Joseph Bonaparte-FerdinandVII	* 1814 Ferdinand VII	* 1815 Ferdinand VII	* 1809 Joseph Bonaparte-FerdinandVII
* 1810 Joseph Bonaparte-FerdinandVII	* 1812 Joseph Bonaparte-FerdinandVII	* 1813 FerdinandVII	2 reales 1816 Ferdinand VII	* 1816 Ferdinand VII
* 1818 Ferdinand VII	* 1820 Ferdinand VII	* 1821 Ferdinand VII	* 1816 Ferdinand VII	* 1819 Ferdinand VII
* 1820 Ferdinand VII	* 1821 Ferdinand VII	* 1817 Ferdinand VII	* 1819 Ferdinand VII	* 1820 Ferdinand VII
* 1821 Ferdinand VII	* 1818 Ferdinand VII	* 1819 Ferdinand VII	* 1821 Ferdinand VII

-VICEROYALTY OF NEW SPAIN-

During the late Postclassic Mesoamerican period there were different kinds of currency over the region, such as the copper chopper, best known as the Aztecs' ax-coin, which was valued in 8000 cocoa seeds. Those seeds also served as another popular coin-like currency, as well as feathers and pebbles.

After the Spanish conquest in 1521 and the following stablishment of the Viceroyalty of New Spain a serious monetary shortage occured; and it was until 1535 when the Mint of New Spain appeared under the rule of Charles I and Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza. Nowadays, that same mint is known as the "Casa de Moneda de México" and continues to issue money. Thus, the first mint over America (the Americas continent) and the first colonial reales were born. The real lasted as the official coin for all the viceroyalty, and even one year after Mexico acquired its independence in 1821.