The Catalan peseta (in Catalan: peceta; pl. pecetes) was a unit of currency in Catalonia until 1850, when the whole of Spain decimalized. It was also a name used throughout Spain for an amount of four reales de vellón. It was coined in Barcelona in gold and silver from 1808 until 1814, under the Napoleonic government.[1]
In Catalonia, the peseta was subdivided into six sous, each of four quarts (also spelled cuartos in Spanish), eight ochavos or twelve dineros. Five pesetas were equal to one duro, which was itself equal to the Spanish eight reales de plata fuerte (Spanish dollar). In the new, decimal currency, the peseta was worth four reales.[2]
The name peseta reappeared in 1868 for the new Spanish currency. Its value was equivalent to that of the earlier peseta.[3]
Etymologyedit
The name of the currency comes from the Catalan diminutive form of the word peça (piece) synonym of coin.[4]
catalan, peseta, catalan, peceta, pecetes, unit, currency, catalonia, until, 1850, when, whole, spain, decimalized, also, name, used, throughout, spain, amount, four, reales, vellón, coined, barcelona, gold, silver, from, 1808, until, 1814, under, napoleonic, . The Catalan peseta in Catalan peceta pl pecetes was a unit of currency in Catalonia until 1850 when the whole of Spain decimalized It was also a name used throughout Spain for an amount of four reales de vellon It was coined in Barcelona in gold and silver from 1808 until 1814 under the Napoleonic government 1 In Catalonia the peseta was subdivided into six sous each of four quarts also spelled cuartos in Spanish eight ochavos or twelve dineros Five pesetas were equal to one duro which was itself equal to the Spanish eight reales de plata fuerte Spanish dollar In the new decimal currency the peseta was worth four reales 2 The name peseta reappeared in 1868 for the new Spanish currency Its value was equivalent to that of the earlier peseta 3 Etymology editThe name of the currency comes from the Catalan diminutive form of the word peca piece synonym of coin 4 References edit Salrach i Mares Josep M Termes Josep 1992 Diccionari d Historia de Catalunya in Catalan Ed 62 p 816 ISBN 9788429735215 Suchet Louis Gabriel 1829 Memoirs of the War in Spain from 1808 to 1814 Vol 1 H Colburn p 304 Verges Josep C 2003 Laurea Figuerola i la pesseta in Spanish Institut d Estudis Catalans p 11 ISBN 8472836649 Diccionari catala valencia balear nbsp Europe portal nbsp Money portal nbsp Numismatics portal nbsp Spain portal nbsp This article about a unit of currency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to Catalonia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catalan peseta amp oldid 1208731702, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
