SPANISH notes and coins worth a fortune can still be found down the backs of sofas and other tucked-away places throughout the Canaries and the mainland.
In fact, it is reckoned that a staggering total of 1.713 billion euros in the old pesetas currency is still secreted away which, in these financial times of crisis, is nothing short of mind-blowing.
At the end of July, the Bank of Spain says there were still 901 million euros in notes, and 812 million euros in coins. It means that only pesatas worth 16 million euros had been exchanged since July 2010.
Surprisingly, you can still exchange the old currency for euros, but the Bank warns that only coins and notes which were legal currency at the introduction of the euro will be accepted.
It means the notes issued after 1997, and those dating from 1939 and the Civil War, must be examined to determine their value.
Canarian Weekly
In fact, it is reckoned that a staggering total of 1.713 billion euros in the old pesetas currency is still secreted away which, in these financial times of crisis, is nothing short of mind-blowing.
At the end of July, the Bank of Spain says there were still 901 million euros in notes, and 812 million euros in coins. It means that only pesatas worth 16 million euros had been exchanged since July 2010.
Surprisingly, you can still exchange the old currency for euros, but the Bank warns that only coins and notes which were legal currency at the introduction of the euro will be accepted.
It means the notes issued after 1997, and those dating from 1939 and the Civil War, must be examined to determine their value.
Canarian Weekly
