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25 Pesetas
| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Currency | Peseta (1868-2001) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black and grey, the obverse centres on a right-facing portrait vignette of the Spanish poet Manuel José Quintana y Lorenzo, identified by inscription with his birth and death years (1772–1857). To the right, a decorative allegorical group incorporates palm branches, a musical instrument, a sword, a theatrical mask, and an oil lamp. Period letterpress legends along the upper and lower margins name the issuing authority and denomination, with the customary signature titles for the Governor, Comptroller, and Cashier arranged at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR VEINTICINCO PESETAS QUINTANA 1772 - 1857 EL GOBERNADOR. EL INTERVENTOR. EL CAJERO (Translation: The Bank of Spain Will pay the bearer Twenty-five Pesetas The Governor. The Comptroller. The Cashier) |
| Reverse description | Printed in black and greenish-grey, the reverse carries a central vignette of a seated allegorical female figure resting upon an anvil, flanked by a hammer and a cogwheel as emblems of industry, with an industrial landscape in the background. A subordinate circular medallion bears a crowned lion's bust framed by floral ornaments. |
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