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The peseta (/ p ə ˈ s eɪ t ə /, Spanish:) [a] was the currency of Spain between 1868 and 2002. Along with the French franc , it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra (which had no national currency with legal tender ).
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 ...
The banknotes of the Spanish peseta were emitted by the Bank of Spain in 1874–2001 until the introduction of the euro. From 1940 the banknotes were produced by the Royal Mint (Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre). In about the same year the inscription "El Banco de España" on both sides of the banknotes was temporarily changed to "Banco de ...
The Bank of Spain (Spanish: Banco de España) is Spain's central bank and the Spanish member of the Eurosystem and has been the monetary authority for Spain from 1874 to 1998, issuing the Spanish peseta. Since 2014, it has also been Spain's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision. [3] It was originally established by ...
The peso is the monetary unit of several Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, as well as the Philippines. Originating in the Spanish Empire, the word peso translates to "weight". In most countries of the Americas, the symbol commonly known as dollar sign, "$", was originally used as an abbreviation of "pesos" and later adopted by the ...
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.
When the peseta became the national currency in 1869, only the Royal Mint in Madrid was in operation. In 1893 the Mint ( Casa de la Moneda ) and the Stamp Factory ( Fábrica del Sello ), which so far had been two different establishments sharing a building in Plaza de Colón , merged to create the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre .
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