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Spanish peseta

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Spanish peseta
Peseta española  (Spanish)
100 ₧200 ₧ Madrid European Capital of Culture 1992
ISO 4217
CodeESP
Unit
Symbol₧ or Pta/Pts
Nicknameperra chica (5 Cts),
perra gorda (10 Cts),
pela (1 ₧),
duro (5 ₧),
talego (1,000 ₧),
kilo (1,000,000 ₧)
Denominations
Subunit
1100céntimo (Ctm/Cts)
(because of inflation, céntimos were withdrawn from circulation in 1983)
Banknotes
Freq. used1,000 ₧, 2,000 ₧, 5,000 ₧, 10,000 ₧
Rarely used200 ₧, 500 ₧
Coins
Freq. used5 ₧, 25 ₧, 50 ₧, 100 ₧, 500 ₧
Rarely used1 ₧, 10 ₧, 200 ₧, 1,000 ₧, 2,000 ₧
Demographics
User(s) Spain and  Andorra
Issuance
Central bankBank of Spain
Websitewww.bde.es
PrinterFábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre
Websitewww.fnmt.es
MintFábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre
Websitewww.fnmt.es
Valuation
Inflation1.4%
SourceCámara Guipúzcoa, 1998
EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)
Since19 June 1989
Fixed rate since31 December 1998
Replaced by euro, non cash1 January 1999
Replaced by euro, cash1 March 2002
1  =166.386 ₧

The peseta (/pəˈstə/, 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]

References

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