When the Spanish currency, the peseta, went out of circulation in 2002 to be replaced by the euro, Isabel Gonzalez, now 49, put aside 1,700 pesetas, or 10.2 euros ($11.8) to keep as a memory of the ...

An enterprising Spanish village is re-establishing the peseta (the former Spanish currency) in a bid to boost the local economy. The initiative started in January, after the locals in Villamayor de ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — A state ...

When Long John Silver's parrot of Treasure Island fame squawked, "Pieces of eight, pieces of eight" he was referring to an ancestor of the peseta - the Spanish currency now being replaced by the euro.

A small town in northern Spain has decided to reintroduce the old Spanish currency - the peseta - alongside the euro to give the local economy a lift. Shopkeepers in Mugardos want anyone with ...