Spanish peseta

Spanish peseta
Peseta española (Spanish)
Pts
Pts 100Pts 2 – Map of Spain – 1982
ISO 4217
CodeESP
before 1981: ESA
Unit
UnitPeseta
PluralPesetas
SymbolPta/Pts, ₧, or Pt
Nickname
  • real (Pta 0.25)
  • pela (Pta 1)
  • duro (Pts 5)
  • talego (Pts 1,000)
  • kilo (Pts 1,000,000)
Denominations
Subunit
1100céntimo (ctm/cts)
(because of inflation, céntimos were withdrawn from circulation in 1983)
Nickname
céntimo (ctm/cts)
  • perra chica (5 cts)
  • perra gorda (10 cts)
Banknotes
 Freq. usedPts 1,000, Pts 2,000, Pts 5,000, Pts 10,000
 Rarely usedPts 200, Pts 500
Coins
 Freq. usedPta 1, Pts 5, Pts 10, Pts 25, Pts 50, Pts 100, Pts 200, Pts 500
 Rarely usedPts 2, Pts 1,000, Pts 2,000
Demographics
User(s)None, previously:
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 € =Pts 166.386
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The peseta (/pəˈstə/, Spanish: [peˈseta])[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).[1]


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