This is a list of currency of Spain. The current currency since 2002 is the Euro. The basic and most prevalent unit of Spanish currency before the Euro was the Peseta. The first coins were minted in 1869, the last coins were minted in 2011. Peseta banknotes were first printed in 1874 and were phased out with the introduction of the Euro in 2002.[1]
List
editCurrency | Date created | Date abolished | Initial Exchange rate | |
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Euro | 2002 | n/a | 1 euro = 166.386 pesetas | |
Peseta | 1869 | 2002 | 5 pesetas = 2 escudos | |
Silver escudo | 1865 | 1869 | 10 reales = 1 escudo | |
Gold escudo | 1535/1537 | 1849 | 1 escudo = 16 reales | |
Spanish real | mid-14th century | 1865 | 1 real = 3 maravedíes | |
Maravedí | 11th century | 14th century | ||
Spanish dinero | 10th century | 10th century |
Other coins
editSee also
edit- ^ "History of peseta coins and notes". Banco de España. Retrieved 2024-09-07.