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| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1928 |
| Type | Replica banknote |
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| Obverse description | At lower left, a vignette of the Cathedral of Seville; at right, an intaglio portrait of Ferdinand III of Castile ("The Saint"), King of Castile and León. The face carries the issuer's title and denomination in letterpress, with printed facsimile signatures for the Governor, Auditor, and Cashier. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE ESPAÑA MIL PESETAS BRADBURY, WILKINSON Y CA GRABADORES, NEW MALDEN, SURREY, INGLATERRA Real Casa de la Moneda Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (Translation: BANK OF SPAIN ONE THOUSAND PESETAS BRADBURY, WILKINSON AND CO. ENGRAVERS, NEW MALDEN, SURREY, ENGLAND (On the right) Real Casa de la Moneda Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre) |
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Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. held the contract for several Banco de España issues during the 1920s, and this 1928 1000 Pesetas was among the more ambitious commissions — high-value notes of this denomination were printed in relatively small quantities and handled primarily by banks rather than the general public. "Replica" status means this example was produced for display, archival, or educational purposes, typically with SPECIMEN or MUESTRA overprinting or punch cancellation, though practice varied by issuer and era.
Pick 77 is not a rare type in replica form; genuine circulated survivors are the harder find.