100 Pesetas Type 1878

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Pick: #15 , The Banknote Book: B457

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Description

Spain. Bank of Spain. 1878-1880 Issues. Date: 01.01.1878. Dimensions: 188 x 100 mm. Material: paper. Watermark: BANCO DE ESPAÑA / 100. No security thread. 400,000 issued notes. Printer: Banco de España. Front printing in black and brown and back in blue and pink. Texts in Spanish. Description of the front: frame composed of the value "0" continuously with the value "100" in the corners and on the edges of the frame. On the left, a portrait of the Spanish poet and soldier Garcilaso de la Vega (1503-1536) and on the right, a profile portrait of a woman wearing a laurel wreath. In the center from top to bottom, the black numbering repeated twice, the issuing institute "EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA", "Pagará al portador (will pay to the bearer)", the value in letters "CIEN PESETAS", then three signatures in black. A single combination of signatures with El Gobernador (The Governor), El Interventor (The Comptroller) and El Cajero (The Cashier). Counterfoils on the left with “EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA” in vertical. Back description: blue and pink security frame and background made up of floral patterns. In the center, the value "100". No specimen known for the Type.

Banknotes :Bank of Spain (1878-1880)