Reference:
Pick: #59 , The Banknote Book: B500
Reference list
Description
Spain. Bank of Spain. 1906-1915 Issues. Date: 30.06.1906. Dimensions: 141 x 101 mm. Material: paper. Watermark: no. Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Company, London. No security thread. Put into circulation: 00.11.1906. Full color front and back printing, predominantly black, purple, orange, yellow and blue. Texts in Spanish. Description of the front: frame composed of small patterns and rosettes with the value "100" in the upper corners. In the center at the top, the issuing institute "EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA". Below, "Pagará al portador (will pay to the bearer)", the value in letters "CIEN PESETAS", the place and the date of issue. In the center, a rosette with the value "100". On the sides, two young women seated: an allegory of Poetry on the left and an allegory of Music on the right with a lyre in their hands. The banknote number is printed in red in the center. The signatures are printed in black. A single combination of signatures with El Gobernador (The Governor), El Interventor (The Comptroller) and El Cajero (The Cashier). Description of the back: two large rosettes with the value "100" and in the center, the coat of arms of Spain. Texts in Spanish. The numbering is repeated four times in red. The specimen is known to be perforated "SPECIMEN" horizontally. Another type of specimen is known to be perforated "CANCELLED" horizontally. A uniform test of the front is known. 60,000,000 issued notes.