peseta in English
noun
1
the basic monetary unit of Spain (until replaced by the euro), equal to 100 centimos.
An international businessman might live in US dollars, but if the purpose of the account is to buy a house in Spain, his portfolio currency is actually pesetas .
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1. The peso duro and peseta were retained in the monetary reform of 1821.
2. The peseta (containing 4.887 g fine silver) became a four-real coin.
3. One peso duro, worth 10 reales, was equal to five of the new peseta coins, each weighing 5.876 g and containing 4.938 g fine silver.