Banknotes of the Spanish peseta

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The banknotes of the Spanish peseta were emitted by the Bank of Spain in 1874–2001 until the introduction of the euro. From 1940 the banknotes were produced by the Royal Mint (Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre). In about the same year the inscription "El Banco de España" on both sides of the banknotes was temporarily changed to "Banco de España", as the definite article "el" was dropped.[1] There is no significant legislation on the copyright of the Spanish peseta banknotes and their reproductions are permitted, except for advertising.[2]

First Republic[edit]

Obverse Reverse Value Dimensions (mm) Description Emission date
25 105x67 Allegorical children bearers at left and right of center 1 July 1874
50 146x80 J.R. Esteve at left 1 July 1874
100 170x78 Juan de Herrera at left, El Escorial at center 1 July 1874
500 174x99 Francisco Goya at right 1 July 1874
1000 187x118 Minerva at left, Alonzo Cano at right 1 July 1874

Kingdom[edit]

Obverse Reverse Value Dimensions (mm) Description Emission date
25 1 January 1875
50 1 January 1875
100 1 January 1875
500 1 January 1875
1000 1 January 1875
100 Lope de Vega at left 1 July 1876
500 Lope de Vega at left 1 July 1876
1000 Lope de Vega at left, Spaniard with Indian maiden at center, Liberty at lower right 1 July 1876
50 Pedro Calderón de la Barca at right 1 January 1878
100 Garcilaso de la Vega at left 1 January 1878
250 Fernando de Herrera at left 1 January 1878
500 Pablo de Céspedes at left 1 January 1878
1000 Miguel de Cervantes at left 1 January 1878
50 Pedro Rodríguez, Conde de Campomanes at left 1 April 1880
100 Francisco de Quevedo at left 1 April 1880
500 Claudio Coello at left 1 April 1880
1000 Bartolomé Murillo at left 1 April 1880
25 112x68 Geography lesson painting, Spanish coat of arms on the reverse 1 January 1884
50 123x78 Juan Álvarez Mendizábal at right, Woman watering an eagle on the reverse 1 January 1884
100 133x87 Juan Álvarez Mendizábal at right, numerals on the reverse 1 January 1884
500 144x95 Juan Álvarez Mendizábal at right, Spanish coat of arms on the reverse 1 January 1884
1000 152x103 Juan Álvarez Mendizábal at center, key, dog and safe on the reverse 1 January 1884
25 112x74 Ramón de Santillán at center, numerals on the reverse 1 July 1884
50 120x80 Juan Bravo Murillo at center, numerals on the reverse 1 July 1884
100 145x85 Alejandro Mon y Menéndez at center, steam locomotive on the reverse 1 July 1884
500 147x100 José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca at right, numerals on the reverse 1 July 1884
1000 166x104 Zenón de Somodevilla, 1st Marqués de la Ensenada at left 1 July 1884
25 100x75 Francisco Goya at center 1 October 1886
50 120x80 Francisco Goya at right 1 October 1886
100 142x84 Francisco Goya at left 1 October 1886
500 146x100 Francisco Goya at left 1 October 1886
1000 165x103 Francisco Goya seated at right 1 October 1886
25 110x74 Francisco Goya at center, Croesus effigy on the reverse 1 June 1889
50 120x80 Francisco Goya at right 1 June 1889
100 142x84 Francisco Goya at right 1 June 1889
25 110x70 Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos at left 24 July 1893
50 124x77 Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos at left 24 July 1893
100 137x83 Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos at left 24 July 1893
1000 168x105 François Cabarrus at left, Charles III of Spain effigy on the reverse 1 May 1895
50 124x77 Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos at left 2 January 1898
100 137x83 Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos at left 24 June 1898
25 110x55 Francisco de Quevedo at left 17 May 1899
50 120x63 Francisco de Quevedo at left 25 November 1899
100 132x72 Francisco de Quevedo at left; Athena effigy on the reverse 1 May 1900
50 137x80 Diego Velázquez at left, Velázquez painting Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan on the reverse 30 November 1902
100 1903, 1905
500 1 October 1903
25 1 January 1904, not issued
50 José Echegaray at left 19 March 1905
25 24 September 1906
50 24 September 1906
100 30 June 1906
500 28 January 1907
1000 Mercury with globe on shoulder at left, shield with castle at lower left, shield with rampant lion at lower right 10 May 1907
25 Alhambra on the reverse 15 July 1907
50 Cathedral of Burgos on the reverse 15 July 1907
100 Cathedral of Seville on the reverse 15 July 1907
500 Alcázar de Segovia on the reverse 15 July 1907
1000 Royal Palace of Madrid on the reverse 15 July 1907
25 José Quintana at left 1 December 1908 (not issued)
5 Ferdinand VI of Spain 1914 (not issued)
1000 Conjoined portraits of Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg at left 23 May 1915 (not issued)
100 Philip II of Spain at left, monastery of El Escorial at lower center; retreat of Philip II of Spain on the reverse 1 July 1925
500 Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros at left 23 January 1925 (not issued)
1000 Charles V at right, gorgon head at top center 1 July 1925
25 Francis Xavier at left; Francis Xavier baptizing Indians on the reverse 12 October 1926
50 Alfonso XIII of Spain at left; founding of Buenos Aires on the reverse 17 May 1927
500 Lions Court at Alhambra at center, Isabella I of Castile at right 24 July 1927
25 Pedro Calderón de la Barca at right 15 August 1928
50 Prado Museum at lower left and center, Diego Velázquez at right; painting The Surrender of Breda on the reverse 15 August 1928
100 Miguel de Cervantes at left; painting of Don Quijote by Pidal on the reverse 15 August 1928
500 Cathedral of Toledo at lower left, Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros above 15 August 1928
1000 Cathedral of Seville at lower left, San Fernando at right; painting of King receiving communion by Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans on the reverse 15 August 1928

Second Republic and Civil War[edit]

Obverse Reverse Value Dimensions (mm) Description Emission date
25 112x73 Vicente López y Portaña at right; Portaña's painting Music on the reverse 25 April 1931
50 122x78 Eduardo Rosales at left; Rosales' painting The Death of Lucretia on the reverse 25 April 1931
100 131x83 Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba at left; The Two Caudillos painting by José Casado del Alisal on the reverse 25 April 1931
500 142x87 Juan Sebastián de Elcano at left; Elias Salaverria's painting Disembarkation on the reverse 25 April 1931
1000 José Zorrilla at upper left; Zorrilla reading his poems at gathering on the reverse 25 April 1931
25 Joaquín Sorolla at left; Sorollas' painting Oxen taking the boat out on the reverse 31 August 1936
50 Santiago Ramón y Cajal at right, Ramón y Cajal monument on the reverse 22 July 1935
500 Hernán Cortés at left, his palace in Mexico at lower right center; O. Graeff's painting of Cortés scuttling his ships on the reverse 7 January 1935
5 89x50 Republic allegory at left 1935
10 101x61 Republic allegory at right 1935
100 129x89 Lady of Elche at left, Palmeral of Elche on the reverse 11 March 1938 (not issued)
100 127x69 Numerals on both sides 15 August 1938 (not issued)
5000 161x97 Mariano Fortuny at right; Fortuny's picture La Vicaría on the reverse 11 June 1938 (not issued)
50 cent. 78x37 Republic allegory 1937
1 86x46 Nike of Samothrace at left; La Cibeles Fountain in Madrid on the reverse 1937
2 86x46 Republic allegory, Toledo Bridge in Madrid on the reverse 1938
5 Spanish coat of arms on upper right 21 November 1936
10 Spanish coat of arms on upper right 21 November 1936
25 Soldier effigy on the reverse 21 November 1936
50 Women effigies on the reverse 21 November 1936
100 Cathedral of Burgos on the reverse 21 November 1936
500 New Cathedral of Salamanca on the reverse 21 November 1936
1000 Puente de Alcántara in the foreground and Alcázar of Toledo in the background on the reverse 21 November 1936
1 72x52 House of Bourbon Spanish royal family coat of arms (1759-1931) at left 12 October 1937
2 Burgos Cathedral at left 12 October 1937
5 Commerce allegory at right 18 July 1937
25 Christopher Columbus at left; Columbus in the New World on the reverse 18 July 1937 (not issued)
100 Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén at right; Battle of Bailén on the reverse 18 July 1937 (not issued)
1000 Charles V at center 18 July 1937 (not issued)
1 72x52 Francoist Spain coat of arms at left 28 February 1938
1 Francoist Spain coat of arms at left 30 April 1938
2 Burgos Cathedral at left 30 April 1938
5 Numerals 10 August 1938
25 Numerals, Giralda on the reverse 20 May 1938
50 Numerals, Walls of Ávila on the reverse 20 May 1938
100 Numerals, House of Cordón (Burgos) on the reverse 20 May 1938
500 Numerals, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral on the reverse 20 May 1938
1000 Numerals, César Álvarez Dumont's painting Heroic combat in the pulpit of the church of San Agustín de Zaragoza in the second siege of 1809 on the reverse 20 May 1938

Spanish State and democracy[edit]

Obverse Reverse Value Dimensions (mm) Description Emission date
[1] 25 Juan de Herrera at left, Patio de Evangelistas at right 9 January 1940
50 Menéndez Pelayo at left 9 January 1940
100 Christopher Columbus at center 9 January 1940
500 John of Austria at right; Battle of Lepanto with old ships on the reverse 9 January 1940
1000 Bartolomé Murillo at center; Murillo painting Children Counting Money on the reverse 9 January 1940
1 Hernán Cortés on horseback at right 1 June 1940
1 Sailing ship Santa María at center 4 September 1940
5 Alcázar of Segovia at right 4 September 1940
500 Conde de Orgaz by El Greco at right 21 October 1940
1000 Charles V at left 21 October 1940
1 Ferdinand II of Aragon at left; Christopher Columbus landing on the reverse 21 May 1943
5 Isabella I of Castile at left; Christopher Columbus with his men at center 13 February 1943
1 Isabella I of Castile at left 15 June 1945
5 Isabella I of Castile and Christopher Columbus at left; Spaniards fighting Moors on the reverse 15 June 1945
25 Álvaro Flórez Estrada at left; view of Pola de Somiedo on the reverse 19 February 1946
100 Francisco Goya at right; The Sun Shade by Goya on the reverse 19 February 1946
500 Francisco de Vitoria at right; University of Salamanca on the reverse 19 February 1946
1000 Luis Vives at right; cloister at college in Valencia on the reverse 19 February 1946
5 Seneca the Younger (the Pseudo-Seneca bust) at right 12 April 1947
1 Lady of Elche at right 19 June 1948
5 Juan Sebastián Elcano at left 5 March 1948
100 Francisco Bayeu y Subías at left; Goya's El Cacharrero on the reverse 2 May 1948
1000 Ramón de Santillán at right; Goya's El Bebedor on the reverse 4 November 1949
1 Don Quijote at right, armour, spear, shield, sword, helmet and books on the reverse 19 November 1951
5 Jaime Balmes at left 16 August 1951
50 Santiago Rusiñol at right; Rusiñol's Jardines de Aranjuez on the reverse 31 December 1951
500 Mariano Benlliure at left; sculpture by Benlliure on the reverse 15 October 1951
1000 Joaquín Sorolla at center; Sorolla's painting La fiesta del naranjo on the reverse 31 December 1951
1 Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz at right 22 July 1953
100 Julio Romero de Torres at center; La Fuensanta by Torres on the reverse 7 April 1953
5 Alfonso X of Castile at right; library and museum building in Madrid on the reverse 22 July 1954
25 Isaac Albeniz at left; patio scene of the Lion's Court of Alhambra on the reverse 22 July 1954
500 Ignacio Zuloaga at center; painting by Zuloaga View of Toledo on the reverse 22 July 1954
1000 Catholic Monarchs at center, arms on the reverse 29 November 1957
100 Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer at center right; woman with parasol at center, Cathedral of Sevilla at left on the reverse 19 November 1965
1000 Isidore of Seville at left 19 October 1965
100 Manuel de Falla at right; gardens of Alhambra at left center on the reverse 17 November 1970
500 Jacinto Verdaguer at right; view of Mt. Canigó with village of Vignolas d'Oris on the reverse 23 July 1971
1000 Commemorative issue -Centennial of Banco de España becoming the only Issuing Bank (1874-1974)-. José Echegaray at right; Bank of Spain in Madrid on the reverse 17 September 1971
5000 Charles III of Spain at right; Museum of Prado at left center on the reverse 6 February 1976
200 120x65 Leopoldo Alas at right 16 September 1980
500 129x70 Rosalia de Castro at right 23 October 1979
1000 138x76 Benito Pérez Galdós at right; rocks, mountains and map of Canary Islands on the reverse 23 October 1979
2000 147x79 Juan Ramón Jiménez at right; Villa de la Rosa at left center on the reverse 22 July 1980
5000 156x85 Fleur-de-lis at center, Juan Carlos I at right; Royal Palace of Madrid at left on the reverse 23 October 1979
10,000 165x85 Juan Carlos I at right; Felipe, Prince of Asturias at left, view of the Escorial at center on the reverse 24 September 1985
1000 130x65 Hernán Cortes and a globe; Francisco Pizarro on the reverse in vertical format 12 October 1992
2000 147x79 José Celestino Mutis observing flower at right; Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid and title page of Mutis' work on the reverse in vertical format 24 April 1992
2000 138x68 Modified portrait of José Celestino Mutis observing flower in vertical format; Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid and title page of Mutis' work on the reverse 24 April 1992 (1996)
5000 146x71 Christopher Columbus at right; astrolabe at lower center on the reverse in vertical format 12 October 1992
10,000 154x74 Juan Carlos I at right, Casa de América at lower center; Jorge Juan above astronomical navigation diagram on the reverse in vertical format 12 October 1992

References[edit]

  1. ^ Standard Catalog of World Paper Money General Issues, 1368 - 1960. p. 1098. ISSN 1538-2001.
  2. ^ "Rules for reproduction". Bank of Spain. Retrieved 20 Aug 2015.
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