Peseta n. A Spanish silver coin, and money of account, equal to about nineteen cents (ca. 1900), and divided into 100 centesimos. Now replaced by the euro.
... was impossible to spend a cent. In fact, the money wore through the little bag I carried it in and I found it loose in my dress. The only place I used a cent on the trip was at Talavera. A boy who had done an errand for me, accepted a peseta. When it was found out, he was sent back with it and apologized for ... — The Story of Paul Boyton - Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World • Paul Boyton
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