500 pesetas 1931 — Spain ( Pick: 84 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 pesetas issued in Spain in 1931. It is cataloged under Pick number 84. The banknote measures 151 x 95 mm and features a print in brown and violet with a multicolor underprint, along with black and red serial numbers.
The front side design includes elements dated 25.4.1931, showcasing a chestnut and blue color scheme on the multicolor underprint. The design incorporates the text "-XDQ 6HEDVWLiQ GH (OFDQR DW OHIW." The back depicts a painting named "Disembarkation." A watermark of the King is included.
The banknote features signatures from El Gobernador, El Interventor, and El Cajero. It was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson y Ca Grabadores in New Malden, Surrey, England.
The front side design includes elements dated 25.4.1931, showcasing a chestnut and blue color scheme on the multicolor underprint. The design incorporates the text "-XDQ 6HEDVWLiQ GH (OFDQR DW OHIW." The back depicts a painting named "Disembarkation." A watermark of the King is included.
The banknote features signatures from El Gobernador, El Interventor, and El Cajero. It was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson y Ca Grabadores in New Malden, Surrey, England.
Specifications
- Signed by
- El Gobernador; El Interventor; El Cajero
- Date of issue
- 25 de abril de 1931
- Printing office
- Bradbury, Wilkinson y Ca Grabadores, New Malden, Surrey, Inglaterra
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- brown and violet print; multicolor underprint; black serial number; red serial number
- Dimensions
- 151 x 95 mm
- Pick catalog
- 84
About this banknote
The Bank of Spain issued the 500 pesetas banknote in 1931. This series was introduced to update the currency with designs reflecting contemporary art and technology of the time. The printing was executed by Bradbury, Wilkinson y Ca, a notable British printing company.
The front side of the banknote features Sebastián de Elcano on the left, printed in chestnut and blue on a multicolor underprint. The back depicts Elías Salaverría's painting "Disembarkation." The watermark features a depiction of a king. This banknote is cataloged as Pick 84.
