500 pesetas 1940 — Spain ( Pick: 124a )
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Europe
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Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 pesetas issued in Spain in 1940. It is cataloged under Pick number 124a.
The front side design states "Issued note." The banknote measures 148 x 95 mm and features black and grey print with a green, ocher, and red underprint. The obverse includes a red serial number, while the reverse is printed in black and grey and also contains a red serial number. The paper used for this note was produced by Samuel Jones in England.
This banknote is signed by Antonio Goicoechea Cosculluela as Governor, Antonio Victoriano Martín Martín as Comptroller, and Juan Villarroya Masfarner as Cashier. A total of 3,050,000 notes were produced at the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre in Spain.
The front side design states "Issued note." The banknote measures 148 x 95 mm and features black and grey print with a green, ocher, and red underprint. The obverse includes a red serial number, while the reverse is printed in black and grey and also contains a red serial number. The paper used for this note was produced by Samuel Jones in England.
This banknote is signed by Antonio Goicoechea Cosculluela as Governor, Antonio Victoriano Martín Martín as Comptroller, and Juan Villarroya Masfarner as Cashier. A total of 3,050,000 notes were produced at the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre in Spain.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Antonio Goicoechea Cosculluela (Governor), Antonio Victoriano Martín Martín (Comptroller), Juan Villarroya Masfarner (Cashier)
- Date of issue
- 21 October 1940
- Printing office
- Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, España
- Paper
- Samuel Jones, Inglaterra
- Colour
- Black and grey print; green, ocher and red underprint; red serial number on obverse; black and grey print; red serial number on reverse
- Dimensions
- 148 x 95 mm
- Amount produced
- 3,050,000
- Pick catalog
- 124a
About this banknote
The Bank of Spain issued the 500 pesetas banknote dated October 21, 1940, with a total production of 3,050,000 notes. This issuance was part of Spain's post-Civil War efforts to stabilize and modernize its currency system.
The obverse features a fragment of El Greco's painting "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz," located in the upper left corner. The reverse presents a view of the city of Toledo, including its cathedral. The note measures 148 x 95 mm and was printed by the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre in Spain.
