History. 1  In 1817, the first edition of the Peso was introduced and was valued against the Spanish Real. 2  In 1851, the Peso equaled 5 French francs. 3  In 1960, the Peso was replaced by the Escudo at a rate of 1,000 Pesos = 1 Escudo. 4  In 1975, the second edition of the Peso was introduced to replace the escudo. 1,000 escudos = 1 peso.
In 1889, Johann Strauss II composed the Emperor Waltz (originally called âHand in Handâ) as a symbolic toast to friendship from the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef to the German Kaiser Willhelm II. The waltz was first performed in Berlin on 21 October 1889.
Strauss wrote over 400 waltzes, most notably An der schoenen schÃ¶nen Blauen (donau better known to The-english speaking world As The Blue). Danube written to celebrate The River danube that flows Through, vienna it was premiered as a choral piece On february, 13 1867 at a concert of The Vienna'men S Choral. association