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400 Escudos replica
| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1866 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Left portion occupied by a large intaglio vignette of a standing allegorical female figure representing Spain, helmeted and holding a spear, with a lion at her feet, set within an arched frame. Central field carries the bank title between two small portrait medallions, with the denomination numeral 400 in a guilloche cartouche at right. Three facsimile signature lines appear at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA pagará al portador CUATROCIENTOS escudos en efectivo MADRID 1º de Enero de 1866. EL GOBERNADOR POR LA INTERVENCIÓN POR LA CAJA Real Casa de la Moneda Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (Translation: THE BANK OF SPAIN will pay the carrier FOUR HUNDRED escudos in cash MADRID January 1, 1866. THE GOVERNOR (signature) FOR THE INTERVENTION (signature) FOR THE CASH (signature) (On the left) Real Casa de la Moneda Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre) |
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The Banco de España did not issue a 400 Escudos denomination in 1866 — the escudo coinage system was introduced in Spain that same year to replace the real, and the early escudo-era notes were printed in round denominations. A 400 Escudos piece sits outside any documented series for this issuer and period. This is cataloged as a replica, which matters: the FNMT has produced facsimile issues of historical Spanish paper money for commemorative and educational purposes, and such pieces are occasionally misidentified as genuine survivors.