1000 pesetas 1951 — Spain ( Pick: 143a )
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Banknote description
The banknote is a 1000 pesetas issued in Spain in 1951. It is cataloged under Pick number 143a. This note features a front side design associated with issued notes, printed in green and grey, complemented by a red serial number.
The paper used for this banknote is sourced from Papeteries Des Rives in France. It has dimensions of 157 x 102 mm and is signed by Joaquín Benjumea y Burín (Governor), Antonio Victoriano Martín Martín (Comptroller), and Joaquín Serrano García (Cashier). The printing office is the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre in Spain.
A total of 39,438,000 notes were produced. The 1000 pesetas denomination was part of the currency circulation during a period when Spain was under the governance of Francisco Franco, following the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939.
The paper used for this banknote is sourced from Papeteries Des Rives in France. It has dimensions of 157 x 102 mm and is signed by Joaquín Benjumea y Burín (Governor), Antonio Victoriano Martín Martín (Comptroller), and Joaquín Serrano García (Cashier). The printing office is the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre in Spain.
A total of 39,438,000 notes were produced. The 1000 pesetas denomination was part of the currency circulation during a period when Spain was under the governance of Francisco Franco, following the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Joaquín Benjumea y Burín (Governor), Antonio Victoriano Martín Martín (Comptroller), Joaquín Serrano García (Cashier)
- Date of issue
- 31 December 1951
- Printing office
- Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Spain
- Paper
- Papeteries Des Rives, France
- Colour
- green and grey print; red serial number
- Dimensions
- 157 x 102 mm
- Amount produced
- 39,438,000
- Pick catalog
- 143a
About this banknote
The Bank of Spain issued the 1000 pesetas banknote dated December 31, 1951, which entered circulation on June 5, 1953. This note was part of a series introduced to modernize Spain's currency during the mid-20th century.
The obverse features a front-facing bust of Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla, accompanied by geometric designs and the coat of arms of Spain. The reverse displays Sorolla's painting "Las Grupas," exhibited at the Hispanic Society of America in New York. The note measures 157 x 102 mm and was printed by the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre in Spain.
