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1000 Pesetas replica
| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1874 |
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| Size | 185 x 105 mm |
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| Obverse description | At right, an allegorical vignette of Athena in classical dress, accompanied by a portrait of Alonso Cano Almansa. The note is framed with fine guilloche borders and carries intaglio-printed text throughout. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays four oval medallion vignettes, each containing a classical female portrait bust in profile, set against a dense guilloche rosette underprint in pale orange. The legend BANCO DE ESPAÑA runs vertically on both left and right borders, with MIL in corner cartouches and the numeral 1000 at bottom centre. |
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Pick 8 is one of the earliest large-denomination issues from the Banco de España following the institution's reorganization under the 1874 decree that gave it a monopoly on note issuance across Spain — a direct consequence of the political instability of the First Spanish Republic. The original notes were hand-dated and signed, with serial numbers applied separately, making each genuinely unique in its finishing.
This is a replica. The FNMT has produced facsimile runs of early Banco de España issues for archival and commemorative purposes; authentic 1874 examples of this denomination are exceptionally rare in any condition.