100 Pesetas

€326,166.00
IssuerSpain
Year1898
TypeStandard banknote
Value100 Pesetas (100 ESP)
CurrencyPeseta (1868-2001)
CompositionPaper
Size137 × 83 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#48
Obverse descriptionBlack and dark blue print; black serial number. Bust facing right of the Spanish neoclassical statesman Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (left) and allegorical boy with caduceus in hand and winged helmet (right).
Reverse descriptionLight brown print. Laureate male head facing right (left), allegorical woman with mirror in hand and cherub carrying a torch (right) and two lions (bottom).
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionIn the center the head of Apollo in profile, and `100 P` corresponding to the value of the bill on the side.
Obverse letteringCIENTO 100 EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA pagará al portador CIEN PESETAS Madrid 24 de Junio de 1898 EL GOBERNADOR. EL INTERVENTOR. EL CAJERO JOVELLANOS
(Translation: One Hundred The Bank of Spain will pay the bearer One Hundred Pesetas Madrid, June 24, 1898 The Governor. The Comptroller. The Cashier)
Reverse letteringBANCO DE ESPAÑA PESETAS 100 CIEN
(Translation: Bank of Spain Pesetas 100 One Hundred)
Variants
Catalog ID8951629760
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