Back Spesmilo AST Спесміла Byelorussian Спэсьмілё BE-X-OLD Spesmilo Czech Speso German Σπεσμίλο Greek Spesmilo Esperanto Spesmilo Spanish اسپسمیلو Persian Spesmilo French
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| Unit | |
|---|---|
| Plural | spesmiloj |
| Symbol | ₷ |
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. | |
The spesmilo (pronounced [spesˈmilo], plural spesmiloj [spesˈmiloi̯]) is an obsolete decimal international currency, proposed in 1907 by René de Saussure and used before World War I by a few British and Swiss banks, primarily the Ĉekbanko Esperantista.
The spesmilo was equivalent to one thousand spesoj, and worth 0.733 grams (0.0259 oz) of pure gold (0.8 grams of 22 karat gold), which at the time was about one-half United States dollar, two shillings (one-tenth of a pound sterling) in Britain, one Russian ruble, or 2+1⁄2 Swiss francs. On 6 November 2022, that quantity of gold would be worth about US$43.50,[1] £38 sterling,[2] €44,[3] ₽2692 Russian roubles,[4] and SFr 43 Swiss francs.[5]
The basic unit, the speso (from Italian spesa or German Spesen;[6] spesmilo is Esperanto for "a thousand pennies"), was purposely made very small to avoid fractions.