Peseta
1 Peseta 1998

The peseta is the former currency of Spain and, (along with the French Franc), of Andorra. It was originally divided into 100 céntimos or, informally, 4 reales. 1 peseta 1998 front File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1 peseta 1998 back File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... French Franc. ...

It is also Nuyorican slang for a U.S. quarter. Nuyorican is a blending of the phrases New York and Puerto Rican and refers to the members or culture of the Puerto Rican diaspora located in or around New York City, or of their descendants (especially those raised or still living in the New York area). ... Jump to: navigation, search The quarter is 1/4th of a United States dollar or 25 cents. ...

Denominations

At the time of the changeover to the Euro, the following coins were being produced [1]: Jump to: navigation, search word coinage Coín (a town in Malaga province in Spain) 1¢ euro coin A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is issued by a government to be used as a form of...

• 1 Peseta (0.60 cent)
• 5 Pesetas (3 cent) ("duro")
• 10 Pesetas (6 cent)
• 25 Pesetas (15 cent)
• 50 Pesetas (30 cent)
• 100 Pesetas (60 cent)
• 200 Pesetas (1.20 €)
• 500 Pesetas (3 €)

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• 1000 Pesetas (6 €)
• 2000 Pesetas (12 €)
• 5000 Pesetas (30 €)
• 10,000 Pesetas (60 €)

History

The peseta (₧) was introduced in the second half of the 19th Century when Spain was preparing to join the Latin Monetary Union. Spain joined in 1868, the same year when the first Peseta was minted. The peseta replaced the escudo as the cheif monetary unit, at a rate of 2½ pesetas = 1 escudo. 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). Unfortunately, due to the political turbulences of the early 20th Century the monetary union faded away in the 1920s though was not till 1927 that the union came to an end officially. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Latin Monetary Union (1865-1927) was a 19th century attempt to unify several European currencies into a single currency that could be used in all the member states, at a time when most national currencies were still made out of gold and silver. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Silver Escudo (Escudo de Plata) was the standard unit of currency in Spain between 1864 and 1868. ... The gram or gramme, symbol g, is a unit of mass, and is defined as one one-thousandth of the SI base unit kilogram (i. ... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... French Franc. ... Lira is the name of the monetary unit of the former currency of Italy. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Jump to: navigation, search Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Peseta was replaced by the euro (€) in 1999 on currency exchange boards. Euro coins and notes were introduced in January 2002, and from March 1, 2002, the peseta is no longer legal tender in Spain and Andorra. The exchange rate was 166.386 pesetas to the Euro (thus 3 Euros are approximately 500 ₧). Jump to: navigation, search The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as the Eurozone. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states: (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain); four European micro-states: (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Holy See - Vatican City), Montenegro and Kosovo, as well as EU institutions. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as the Eurozone. ...

The 1948 one-Peseta note containing a rendition of the Lady of Elx.

The name was derived from the Catalan word "peceta", meaning "little piece" (diminutive of "peça"). Image File history File links The Spanish one-Peseta note containing a rendition of the en:Lady of Elx. ... Image File history File links The Spanish one-Peseta note containing a rendition of the en:Lady of Elx. ... La Dama dElx The famous but controversial Lady of Elx or Dama dElx (Dama de Elche in Spanish) (the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid calls her enigmática), is a polychrome stone bust that was revealed as found by chance in 1897 at LAlcúdia, an archaeological... Jump to: navigation, search Catalan (Català) or Valencian (Valencià) is a Romance language understood by as many as 12 million people in portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of active Catalan speakers are in Spain. ...

See also

• Latin Monetary Union (1865-1927)
• Spanish-American War (1898)
• First World War (1914-1918/1919)
• Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
• Latin Union (Since 1954)
• European Union (Since 1957)
• Euro (From 1999/2002)

The Latin Monetary Union (1865-1927) was a 19th century attempt to unify several European currencies into a single currency that could be used in all the member states, at a time when most national currencies were still made out of gold and silver. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the United States of America gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain -Visigoths -Al-Andalus -Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social... Jump to: navigation, search 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Latin Union – Spanish: Unión Latina; French: Union Latine; Italian: Unione Latina; Portuguese: União Latina; Romanian: Uniunea Latină – is an intergovernmental organization that gathers together the nations of the world that use a Romance language. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1954(MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as the Eurozone. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External Links

• Overview of the peseta from the BBC
• History of the Spanish Currencies from 1492 to the 21st Century
• The Old Spanish Peseta of the late 1800s - Reign of King Alfonso XIII of Spain
• Spanish Speaking World in AD 1750
• Spanish Peseta currency calculator

Pre-euro currencies and non-euro currencies

Eurozone Austrian schilling | Belgian franc | Dutch gulden | Finnish markka | French franc | German mark | Greek drachma | Irish pound | Italian lira | Luxembourg franc | Portuguese escudo | San Marinese lira | Spanish peseta | Vatican lira ERM Cypriot pound | Danish krone | Estonian kroon | Latvian lat | Lithuanian litas | Maltese lira | Slovenian tolar Other EU British pound | Czech koruna | Hungarian forint | Polish zloty | Slovak koruna | Swedish krona