During the Spanish civil war between 1936-1939, the Republican government had to use thin strips of cardboard to make the peseta banknotes because paper was in such short supply.

When the Spanish currency, the peseta, went out of circulation in 2002 to be replaced by the euro, Isabel Gonzalez, now 49, put aside 1,700 pesetas, or 10.2 euros ($11.8) to keep as a memory of ...

There was that time in mid-80s Spain when I muddled 2,185 Italian lira to the pound (I had just been to Italy) with 218 Spanish pesetas to the pound and had a bank balance-busting disaster with ...

The peseta has been reintroduced in a small Spanish town nine years after it was replaced by the euro, in an attempt to boost its flagging economy. UK News Website of the Year 2024 Search Icon ...

The Spanish “Pesetas” (PTAS) token arrives at Ethereum The Spanish “Pesetas” (PTAS) token arrives at Ethereum Los Angeles, California, United States, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The ...

An enterprising Spanish village is re-establishing the peseta (the former Spanish currency) in a bid to boost the local economy. uk. NEWSLETTER SIGNUP. My account; Log Out; Jun 30, 4:52 AM BST.

A small town in northern Spain reintroduces the old Spanish currency - the peseta - alongside the euro to give the local economy a lift.