Reference:
Pick: #85 , The Banknote Book: B528
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Description
Spain. Bank of Spain. 1935 Silver Certificate Issue. Date: 1935. Dimensions: 101 x 60 mm. Material: paper. Watermark: no. Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Company, New Malden, Surrey. No security thread. Put into circulation: 17.10.1936. Polychrome front and back printing predominantly green, yellow and purple. Texts in Spanish. Description of the front: frame and security background composed of guilloche patterns and arabesques with the value "5" in the upper corners. In the center at the top, the issuing institute "EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA". Below, the banknote number in black, the words "CERTIFICADO DE PLATA" and the letter value "CINCO PESETAS". In the middle, "DE CURSO LEGAL", the place, the year of issue and the signatures in green. A single combination of signatures with El Gobernador (The Governor), El Interventor (The Comptroller) and El Cajero (The Cashier). On the left, a portrait of a young woman (allegory of the Republic). Back description: purple. Composition of guilloche patterns with a large rosette in the center with the value "5" in the middle. The specimen is known to be perforated "CANCELLED" horizontally. 120,000,000 issued notes.