vellon

Both of these coins are subdivided into halves and quarter-pieces, and the dollar is divided into eight reals, one of which is equal to two and a half reals of the vellon money current in the

Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines During 1848, 1849 and 1850 Robert MacMicking

Contemporaneously the coinage in Spain was 34 cuartos to one peseta and 5 pesetas to one _duro_ -- the coin nominally equivalent to the peso -- but the duro being subdivided into 20 _reales vellon_, the colonial real fuerte came to be equivalent to 2 1/2 reales vellon.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

The Portuguese coin, evidently the one of our text, was worth ten reals de vellon in Spain.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 19 of 55 1620-1621 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. James Alexander Robertson 1906

Spain, in consequence of a representation made to his Government by the minister of the United States against the discriminating tonnage duty then levied in the ports of Spain upon American vessels, said duty was reduced to 1 real de vellon, equal to 5 cents, per ton, without reference to the place from whence the vessel came, being the same rate as paid by those of all other nations, including Spain.

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 2: Martin Van Buren 1878

If these are reals of vellon, in which accounts are usually kept at Madrid, the above sums are correct; but if they are reals of plate, the above sums ought to be nearly doubled.

On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures Charles Babbage 1831

A second, signed by me the 7th of November following, settled by 135,715-10 reals vellon, carried to your credit.

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII Jared Sparks 1827

Cabarrus and Aguirre, for payment of which I have credited you 46,447 reals vellon.

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII Jared Sparks 1827

Notwithstanding this, it was marked _Paris_ by the post office, and charged with postage accordingly, viz. one hundred and six reals of vellon.

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII Jared Sparks 1827

A third signed also by me, dated the 19th inst, and balanced by 667,170-17 reals vellon, which I have credited you with.

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII Jared Sparks 1827

You are aware, that I have actually advanced seven hundred and fifty thousand reals vellon.

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII Jared Sparks 1827