Sahrawi peseta

Sahrawi peseta
???????? ???????? ( Arabic ) ; Peseta saharaui ( Spanish ) ;
ISO 4217
Code	None ; ( EHP is used in commerce)
Unit
Symbol	? ‎ (rare, see Spanish peseta ) ; Ptas.
Denominations
Subunit
1 ⁄ 100	centimo
Coins	1, 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200, 500 pesetas
Demographics
User(s)	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Issuance
Central bank	Polisario Front
Valuation
Pegged with	Euro (166.386 pesetas = €1)

The Sahrawi peseta ( Arabic : ???????? ???????? , Spanish : Peseta saharaui ) is the de jure currency of the partially recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic . It is divided in 100 centimos, although coins with this denomination have never been minted, nor have banknotes been printed.

The first Sahrawi pesetas were minted in 1990, ^[1] but they were not adopted as the national coin of Western Sahara until 1997. As this territory is mostly controlled by Morocco, the circulating currency in that part of the country is the Moroccan dirham , with Algerian dinars and Mauritanian ouguiyas circulating alongside the Sahrawi peseta in the Sahrawi refugee camps and the SADR-controlled part of Western Sahara.

As it is not an official currency and not circulating, the exchange rate is not realistic. Despite this, the Sahrawi peseta was pegged at par to the Spanish peseta ^[1] and, when the latter was phased out for the euro, the rate became €1 for 166.386 Pts.

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Non-commemorative coins are supposedly designated for circulation. They are made from cupronickel. The denominations are: 1, 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200 and 500 pesetas.

Denomination	Year	Metal	Diameter (mm.)	Weight (gr.)	Obverse	Reverse
1 Peseta	1992	Cu+Ni	17.00	2.99	Bedouin and dromedary TRANSPORTE TIPICO ????? ????????	Value Coat of Arms REPUBLICA ARABE SAHARAUI DEMOCRATICA
2 Pesetas	1992	Cu+Ni	20.00	3.51	Bedouin and dromedary TRANSPORTE TIPICO ????? ????????	Value Coat of Arms REPUBLICA ARABE SAHARAUI DEMOCRATICA
5 Pesetas	1992	Cu+Ni	21.00		Bedouin and dromedary TRANSPORTE TIPICO ????? ????????	Value Coat of Arms REPUBLICA ARABE SAHARAUI DEMOCRATICA
50 Pesetas	1990	Cu+Ni	24.40	6.4	Bedouin and dromedary TRANSPORTE TIPICO ????? ????????	Value Coat of Arms REPUBLICA ARABE SAHARAUI DEMOCRATICA

There have also been commemorative issues in copper , silver and gold , as some of those shown here:

Gold 40,000 pesetas. 15th Anniversary of diplomatic relations with Venezuela (1997)

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References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b San Martin, Pablo (2010). Western Sahara: The Refugee Nation . University of Wales Press. p. 193. ISBN 9781783161188 . Archived from the original on 2024-05-16 . Retrieved 2022-07-11 . The first Saharawi pesetas were coined in 1990, with an equivalence of 1:1 with the Spanish peseta. Although the Saharawi peseta has not been officially recognized, it has already been assigned an ISO 4217 international currency code: EHP.

External links [ edit ]

Catalog of the coins of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Numista)

[San_Martín-1] San Martin, Pablo (2010). Western Sahara: The Refugee Nation . University of Wales Press. p. 193. ISBN 9781783161188 . Archived from the original on 2024-05-16 . Retrieved 2022-07-11 . The first Saharawi pesetas were coined in 1990, with an equivalence of 1:1 with the Spanish peseta. Although the Saharawi peseta has not been officially recognized, it has already been assigned an ISO 4217 international currency code: EHP.

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v t e Currencies named peso or similar
Circulating	Argentine peso Chilean peso Colombian peso Cuban peso Dominican peso ( peso oro ) Macanese pataca Mexican peso Philippine peso ( piso ) Sahrawi peseta Uruguayan peso
Defunct	Argentine peso argentino Argentine peso ley Argentine peso moneda corriente Argentine peso moneda nacional Bolivian peso Catalan peseta (pesseta) Costa Rican peso Cuban convertible peso Ecuadorian peso Equatorial Guinean peseta Guatemalan peso Guinea-Bissau peso Honduran peso Japanese government-issued Philippine peso Nicaraguan peso Paraguayan peso Peruvian peseta Portuguese Timorese pataca Puerto Rican peso Salvadoran peso Spanish peso Spanish peseta ( pesseta , pezeta ) Venezuelan peso
See also	Peso sign Maltese pataca (coin)

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