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Other than that, the use of the "peseta symbol" standalone is extremely rare, and has been outdated since the adoption of the euro in Spain. [citation needed] In the version 1.0 of Unicode the character ₧ U+20A7 PESETA SIGN had two reference glyphs: a "Pts" ligature glyph as in IBM code page 437 and an erroneous P with stroke.
The first Peseta coins were minted in 1869, and the last were minted in 2011. Peseta banknotes were first printed in 1874 and were phased out with the introduction of the Euro. [ 1 ] Prior to this was the Silver escudo (1865–1869), Gold escudo (1535/1537–1849), Spanish real (mid-14th century–1865), Maravedí (11th–14th century), and ...
Currency Symbols is a Unicode block containing characters for representing unique monetary signs. Many currency signs can be found in other Unicode blocks, especially when the currency symbol is unique to a country that uses a script not generally used outside that country.
Peseta Catalan peseta – Catalunya; Equatorial Guinean peseta – Equatorial Guinea; Peruvian peseta – Peru; Sahrawi peseta – Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic; Spanish peseta – Spain; Peso. Argentine peso – Argentina; Argentine peso argentino – Argentina; Argentine peso ley – Argentina; Argentine peso moneda corriente – Argentina
Spain's adoption of the peseta in 1869 and its joining the Latin Monetary Union meant the effective end of the last vestiges of the Spanish dollar in Spain itself. However, the 5-peseta coin (or duro) was slightly smaller and lighter but was also of high purity (90%) silver.
Peseta may refer to: Catalan peseta, a former currency of Catalonia; Equatorial Guinean peseta, a former currency of Equatorial Guinea; Peruvian peseta, a former currency of Peru; Sahrawi peseta, the de jure currency of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic; Spanish peseta, a former currency of Spain Banknotes of the Spanish peseta
A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit. Usually it is defined by a monetary authority, such as the national central bank for the currency concerned. A symbol may be positioned in various ways, according to national convention: before, between or after the numeric amounts: €2.50 , 2,50€ and 2 50 .
The main Spanish currency, before the euro, was the peseta which was divided into 100 céntimos. In Portugal it was the real and later the escudo , until it was also replaced by the euro. In the European community cent is the official name for one hundredth of a euro.