5 pesetas 1947 — Spain ( Pick: 134a )
Region:
Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 pesetas issued in Spain in 1947. It is cataloged under Pick number 134a. The front side of the note features a design described simply as an issued note, incorporating a color scheme of brown-lilac on light green and light orange underprint, with blue-black accents.
The banknote measures 120 x 60 mm and is signed by Antonio Goicoechea Cosculluela, Antonio Victoriano Martín Martín, and Antonio Rodríguez Morales de Setién. It was produced at the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre. Details regarding the paper and amount produced are not specified.
The Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre was responsible for the issuance of various banknotes during this time. The design of currency in 1947 aligned with the economic climate characterized by recovery efforts following the Spanish Civil War.
The banknote measures 120 x 60 mm and is signed by Antonio Goicoechea Cosculluela, Antonio Victoriano Martín Martín, and Antonio Rodríguez Morales de Setién. It was produced at the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre. Details regarding the paper and amount produced are not specified.
The Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre was responsible for the issuance of various banknotes during this time. The design of currency in 1947 aligned with the economic climate characterized by recovery efforts following the Spanish Civil War.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Antonio Goicoechea Cosculluela, Antonio Victoriano Martín Martín, Antonio Rodríguez Morales de Setién
- Date of issue
- April 12, 1947
- Printing office
- Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre
- Paper
- not specified
- Colour
- brown-lilac on light green and light orange underprint; blue-black
- Dimensions
- 120 x 60 mm
- Amount produced
- not specified
- Pick catalog
- 134a
About this banknote
The Banco de España issued the 5 pesetas banknote dated April 12, 1947, which entered circulation on October 16, 1947. This note was part of a series introduced to modernize Spain's currency during the post-World War II period.
The obverse features a front-facing portrait of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), Spain. The reverse displays geometric designs with diagonal lines in the background. The note measures 110 x 59 mm and was printed by the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre.
