A single funeral site can be worth many Spanish pesetas, enough to feed a family for a lifetime. |
She laughed, stowing the twenty-five thousand pesetas away, leaned across the counter, and took my hand warmly. |
Francs, Deutschmarks, guilders, punts, drachmas and pesetas will all have gone by the end of February. |
Alternatively, they are contracted on a piecework basis paid 10 pesetas a kilo of broccoli. |
I would ask people to empty out pots and purses, and gather francs, marks, guilders, pesetas and punts and put them to work to help local people. |
In 16 days the euro will be introduced in 12 European countries, and francs, lire, pesetas and the like will be a thing of the past. |