Noun:

स्‍पेन का चाँदी का सिक्‍का जिसका मूल्‍य लगभग 10 पेंस है, पेसटा,

peseta's Usage Examples:

Before the introduction of the decimal monetary system the peseta was the fifth part of a peso dare, which was equal to 20 re i/es de velion, or rather more than a 5-franc piece.

peseta coins.

According to its par value 25-225 pesetas are about equal to Li, but the actual value of the peseta is about 74d.

The peseta is divided into 100 centesimos.

In the case of the currency the old Spanish name of peseta was retained for the unit (the franc, 91/2d.).

Peseta = 20 „ Real = 10 „ Nickel :-5 cents.

Peseta >>

pensum, weight), of which peseta is a diminutive, was a Spanish coin of gold, peso de oro, or silver, peso de plata, once current in Spain and her colonies, and now the name of a silver coin of many South American states.

PESETA, a silver coin and unit of value, the Spanish equivalent of the French, Belgian and Swiss franc, the Italian lira and the Greek drachma in the Latin monetary union.

The silver coinage consists of the sol (100 cents), half sol (50 cents), and pieces of 20 (peseta), so and 5 cents; and the copper coinage of 1 and 2 cents.

Synonyms:

Spanish peseta, Spanish monetary unit, centimo,