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2000 Pesetas with security line
| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Value | 2000 Pesetas (2000 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of José Celestino Mutis (1732–1808), Spanish priest, botanist and naturalist, rendered in intaglio portrait to the right of centre, set against a guilloche underprint. A map of the American continent appears to the left, referencing Mutis's scientific expeditions to New Granada. Date and place of issue are inscribed below alongside the three facsimile signatures of the Governor, Auditor and Cashier. |
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| Reverse description | The main vignette presents the ornamental gate of the Real Jardín Botánico (Royal Botanical Garden) in Madrid, rendered in detailed intaglio engraving. To the right, the illustrated cover of Mutis's treatise on cinchona trees, Historia de los Árboles de Quina, is reproduced, underlining his botanical legacy. The Spanish coat of arms and a fleur-de-lis motif appear as additional heraldic devices within the composition. |
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| Signature(s) | Mariano Rubio Jiménez, Esteban Róspide Echeto and Jesús Urdiola Salvador |
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