Spanish peseta
former currency of Spain
The peseta (/pəˈseɪtə/, Spanish: [peˈseta]) was the currency of Spain between 1868 and 2002. It was also a used in Andorra (which had no national currency with legal tender).[1]
Spanish peseta | |||||
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Peseta española (Spanish) | |||||
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ISO 4217 Code | ESP | ||||
User(s) | Spain and Andorra | ||||
Inflation | 1.4% | ||||
Source | Cámara Guipúzcoa, 1998 | ||||
ERM | |||||
Since | 19 June 1989 | ||||
Fixed rate since | 31 December 1998 | ||||
Replaced by €, non cash | 1 January 1999 | ||||
Replaced by €, cash | 1 March 2002 | ||||
€ = | 166.386 ₧ | ||||
Subunit | |||||
1⁄100 | céntimo (Ctm/Cts) (because of inflation, céntimos were withdrawn from circulation in 1983) | ||||
Symbol | ₧ or Pta/Pts | ||||
Nickname | perra chica (5 Cts), perra gorda (10 Cts), pela (1 ₧), duro (5 ₧), talego (1,000 ₧), kilo (1,000,000 ₧) | ||||
Coins | |||||
Freq. used | 5 ₧, 25 ₧, 50 ₧, 100 ₧, 500 ₧ | ||||
Rarely used | 1 ₧, 10 ₧, 200 ₧, 1,000 ₧, 2,000 ₧ | ||||
Banknotes | |||||
Freq. used | 1,000 ₧, 2,000 ₧, 5,000 ₧, 10,000 ₧ | ||||
Rarely used | 200 ₧, 500 ₧ | ||||
Central bank | Bank of Spain | ||||
Website | [http://www | ||||
Printer | Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre | ||||
Website | [http://www | ||||
Mint | Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre | ||||
Website | [http://www | ||||
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. |
References
change- ↑ Brendan D. Brown (1979). The Dollar-Mark Axis: On Currency Power. Springer. p. 79. ISBN 9781349042456.