Spanish peseta
| peseta española (Spanish) Pts | |||||
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| ISO 4217 | |||||
| Code | ESP before 1981: ESA | ||||
| Unit | |||||
| Unit | Peseta | ||||
| Plural | Pesetas | ||||
| Symbol | Pta/Pts, ₧, or Pt | ||||
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| Denominations | |||||
| Subunit | |||||
| 1⁄100 | céntimo (ctm/cts) (because of inflation, céntimos were withdrawn from circulation in 1983) | ||||
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| céntimo (ctm/cts) |
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| Banknotes | |||||
| Freq. used | Pts 1,000, Pts 2,000, Pts 5,000, Pts 10,000 | ||||
| Coins | |||||
| Freq. used | Pta 1, Pts 5, Pts 10, Pts 25, Pts 50, Pts 100, Pts 200, Pts 500 | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| User(s) | None, previously:
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| Issuance | |||||
| Central bank | Bank of Spain | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Printer | Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Mint | Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Valuation | |||||
| Inflation | 1.4% | ||||
| Source | Cámara Guipúzcoa, 1998 | ||||
| EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) | |||||
| Since | 19 June 1989 | ||||
| Fixed rate since | 31 December 1998 | ||||
| Replaced by euro, non cash | 1 January 1999 | ||||
| Replaced by euro, cash | 1 March 2002 | ||||
| 1 € = | Pts 166.386 | ||||
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. | |||||
The peseta (/pəˈseɪtə/, Spanish: [peˈseta]) 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).