Spain to Print Last Peseta Notes Before Adopting the Euro
November 19, 2000 - 0:0
MADRID Spain is about to print the last bills of its national currency, the peseta, which will disappear in 2002 to be replaced by the euro, according to media reports Friday.
The royal mint will print the last 10,000-peseta bills (each worth some $50) on Tuesday, putting an end to the 132-year history of the peseta.
The production of 1,000-peseta, 2,000-pesetas and 5,000-peseta notes will be stopped previously. The mint will continue to produce peseta coins for a few months.
During the history of the peseta, bills have showed symbols of economic activities such as industry or tourism, ideals such as freedom or portraits of personalities such as Christopher Columbus or the painter Francisco de Goya.
Economics Minister Rodrigo Rato and Bank of Spain Governor Jaime Caruana are scheduled to be present when printing machines turn out the last pesetas.
(DPA)
The royal mint will print the last 10,000-peseta bills (each worth some $50) on Tuesday, putting an end to the 132-year history of the peseta.
The production of 1,000-peseta, 2,000-pesetas and 5,000-peseta notes will be stopped previously. The mint will continue to produce peseta coins for a few months.
During the history of the peseta, bills have showed symbols of economic activities such as industry or tourism, ideals such as freedom or portraits of personalities such as Christopher Columbus or the painter Francisco de Goya.
Economics Minister Rodrigo Rato and Bank of Spain Governor Jaime Caruana are scheduled to be present when printing machines turn out the last pesetas.
(DPA)