speso

noun

1. An obsolete unit of Esperanto international currency.

   “Thus—1 moso=1000 spesoj. The connection between the values of these theoretical and the national coins is as follows:— / 10 mosoj) are equal to 8 or 10,000 spesoj of grammes of gold.”

   “The International money unit = 1 Speso. One spesmito (1 ₷ 000s.) = 1000 spesoj. 10 ₷ correspond to the value of 8 grammes of gold in the proportion of […]”

   “To convert spesmiloj and spesoj readily into pence, divide by 4, disregarding the third figure to the right of the comma or decimal point (which figure is not always written).”

   “An official resolution approved the adoption among Esperantists of an International means of expressing money values, as elaborated by the Science Association, taking as a unit the value of 8 grams of gold, in the proportion of 11 to 12. This unit is divided into 10 parts, called spesmiloj, value 2·003 shillings. The spesmilo consists of 100 spesdekoj, or 1,000 spesoj.”

   “Esperantists. (From Am. Esperantist Co.) Spesmilo = 10 spescentoj = 100 spesdekoj = 1000 spesoj = $0.4875.”