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Encyclopedia > Catalan peseta

The peseta was a unit of currency in Catalonia until 1850, when the whole of Spain decimalized. It was also a name used throughout Spain for an amount of 4 reales de vellón. Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... The Real was a unit of currency in Spain for several centuries. ...


In Catalonia, the peseta was subdivided into 6 sueldo, each of 4 quartos (also spelled cuartos), 8 ochavos or 12 dineros. Five pesetas were equal to one duro, which was itself equal to the Spanish 8 reales de plata fuerte (Spanish dollar). In the new, decimal currency, the peseta was worth 4 reales. The following are fictional planets set in the Star Wars universe. ... The Real was a unit of currency in Spain for several centuries. ... The Spanish dollar or peso (literally, weight) is a silver coin that was minted in the Spanish Empire after a Spanish currency reform in 1497. ...


The name peseta reappeared in 1868 for the new Spanish currency. Its value was equivalent to that of the earlier peseta. The peseta is the former currency of Spain and, (along with the French Franc), of Andorra. ...


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Peseta (270 words)
The peseta is the former currency of Spain and, (along with the French franc), of Andorra.
The peseta (₧) was introduced in the second half of the 19th century when Spain was preparing to join the Latin Monetary Union.
The peseta was equal to 4.5 grams of Silver or 0.290322 grams of Gold, the standard used by all the currencies of the Latin Monetary Union (including the French franc and Italian lira).
BIGpedia - Peseta - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online (145 words)
The peseta (₧) was the currency of Spain (and Andorra, along with the French franc) until December 31, 1998.
Euro coins and notes were introduced in January 2002, and since March 1, 2002, the peseta is no longer legal tender in Spain and Andorra.
The name was derived from the Catalan word "peceta", meaning "little piece" (diminutive of "peça").
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