Moneda

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for October 3, 2008

moneda - feminine noun (la) - coin, money, currency. Look up moneda in the dictionary

La moneda de Inglaterra es la libra.
The currency of England is the pound.

[CrOtALiTo]

Mexico the pounds are Pesos, or Centavos, I'd like have a pound of Five pesos in my hand, but it were olds pounds and a lot hard of found nowadays.

[ElDanés]

I think you're looking for the word, currency, and not, pound. Pound is the currency used in England, and other places, like dollars are used in the U.S., kroner in Denmark, euros in Finland, and in your case, centavos/pesos in Mexico.

[Rusty]

Centavos are the subdivision of the peso, just like there are 100 pennies to a dollar.

Crotalito was saying:
In Mexico, (the equivalent of) the pound is the peso. I'd like to have a pound (actual weight, ¡un juego de palabras!) of five peso notes (notes = bills, paper currency) in my hand, but they are old (notes) and very hard to find nowadays.

[CrOtALiTo]

Yes, a pound in my country are Pesos or Centavos, I said that I'd like have a coin of Five Pesos in my hand, but these coin nowadays are very hard to found.

[Rusty]

Oh, so you meant to say a five peso coin instead of a five peso note.

I'd like to have a five peso coin in my hand, but these coins are very hard to find nowadays.

[Jane]

I thought monedas is more coins than currency or am I wrong?

[CrOtALiTo]

Rusty dije Quisiera tener 5 pesos en moneda.

I'd have a coin of 5 Pesos.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

Rusty dije Quisiera tener 5 pesos en moneda.

I'd have a coin of 5 Pesos.

Por lo que has escrito, entiendo que hay una moneda (a coin) que vale cinco pesos y que es muy raro encontrarla hoy en día. ¿No es cierto?
Si eso es el caso, se dice "I'd like to have a five peso coin."

[Elaina]

Yo tengo una moneda de $5 pesos! Que coincidencia!