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Spanish peseta
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Spanish escudo —1864 account unit Spanish peseta
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting Spanish escudo —1864 account unit
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accounting Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting
Evidence period: 1100–1500QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
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This currency
Spanish pesetaSuccessor or branchEUR
Euro1999Documented166.386 Spanish peseta = 1 EUR
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Equatorial Guinean peseta / ekweleKeep going forwardExplore all 3 descendants +
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Spanish pesetaSuccessor or branch1969
Equatorial Guinean peseta / ekweleDocumentedLater absorption1985
CFA francDocumented · Later contributionSuccessor or branch1999
EuroDocumentedDates, conversion terms and evidence 3 connections
Spanish peseta Euro
1999Documented166.386 Spanish peseta = 1 EURPublished ESP units per one euro. This terminal scale is not interchangeable with earlier redenomination epochs.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Equatorial Guinean peseta / ekwele CFA franc
1985DocumentedLater contribution or absorption4 Equatorial Guinean peseta / ekwele = 1 XAFEquatorial Guinea adopts CFA currency. Contemporary notice specifies 2 January; preferred over the 1 January date in later Bundesbank metadata.
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