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1000 Pesetas
| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1880 |
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| Value | 1000 Pesetas (1000 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed portrait vignette of the Sevillian Baroque painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo occupies the left portion of the note, his name inscribed below in a cartouche. To the right, the large denomination numeral "1000" is rendered in bold letterpress over a fine guilloche underprint, with the issuing authority legend and date "1º de Abril de 1880" set above the governor's and cashier's signature lines. The overall colour scheme is a deep purple-brown on an unprinted paper ground, with ornate engraved borders framing the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | Two male portrait medallions flank the central vignette, which reproduces the celebrated painting «Las hilanderas» (The Spinners) by Diego Velázquez, held in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. The composition is engraved in a fine intaglio style within a decorative border, with the denomination and issuer's name set in bold lettering at the upper portion of the reverse. |
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| Signature(s) | Martín Belda Mencía del Barrio (Marqués de Cabra), Teodoro Rubio Castellanos and Fernando Pérez Casariego |
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