Currency of Venezuela Currency of Venezuela This article provides a historical summary of the currency used in Venezuela since the end of the 18th century. For the present currency of Venezuela, see Venezuelan bolívar. Peso = 8 Reales (silver) Escudo = 2 Pesos (gold) History Venezuela shared the common Spanish-American monetary system, based on the silver peso and the gold escudo, current throughout Spanish America. Trade, especially in cacao, brought money to the colony in the late 17th century in the form of coin from the Mexico money supply increased significantly after the Compañía Guipuzcoana de Caracas obtained a trade monopoly in 1729,
Silver and gold diadem from the tomb of Philip II Silver and gold diadem from the tomb of Philip II The silver and gold diadem from the tomb of Philip II is part of a traveling exhibit called “The Greeks: From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great” that features an exclusive look at Ancient Greece from its early beginnings to Alexander the Great. The artifacts in the exhibition come from 21 different Greek museums, which have let their treasures go on a two-year tour, partly in hopes of reviving a fading tourism industry. The exhibit is co-presented in Chicago by The Field Museum and the National Hellenic Museum, and made possible