Etymology. The name of the currency comes from peceta, a Catalan diminutive form of the Catalan word peça (meaning piece) or the Spanish peso (weight, used as a synonym for coin). The word peseta has been known as early as 1737 to colloquially refer to the coin worth 2 reales provincial or 1 ⁄ 5 of a peso. Coins denominated in "pesetas" were briefly issued in 1808 in …

Peseta may refer to: . Spanish peseta, a former currency of Spain; Equatorial Guinean peseta, a former currency of Equatorial Guinea; Sahrawi peseta, the de jure currency of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic; Catalan peseta, a former currency of Catalonia; La Peseta (Madrid Metro), Madrid Metro station

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