The name crown comes from the French gold couronne, issued by Philip of Valois about 1339, which featured as its obverse design, a large crown; and the écu à la couronne issued by Charles VI of France about 1384, which had a shield surmounted by a crown. The first crown (that of the double rose) of Henry VIII had a reverse similar design to the “ecu d’or au soleil”, a shield topped by a large crown, and for its obverse, had a double rose also topped by a large crown. …

The “peso” is the name of the 8-real coins issued in Mexico by Spain. Peso was in wide circulation in the Americas and Asia from the height of the Spanish Empire until the early 19th century. After Mexico gained its independence in 1821, the paper money issued and denominated in pesos. In 1863, Mexico`s centavos, worth one hundredth of the peso. Thus centavos were changed by coins denominated “one peso” in 1866. In 1905, the gold content of the peso was reduced by 49.3% but the silver content of the …