Spanish peseta

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
    Peseta española  (Spanish)
    100 ₧ 200 ₧ – Madrid European Capital of Culture – 1992
    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    (because of inflation, céntimos were withdrawn from circulation in 1983)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.bde.es www.bde.es]
    Printer Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre
    Website [http://www.fnmt.es www.fnmt.es]
    Mint Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre
    Website [http://www.fnmt.es www.fnmt.es]
    This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

    References
    1. Brendan D. Brown (1979). The Dollar-Mark Axis: On Currency Power. Springer. p. 79. ISBN 9781349042456.
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