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400 Escudos replica
| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1871 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Left vignette shows a portrait of Christopher Columbus; to the right, a vignette of caravels under sail. The face carries letterpress text with the issuer name, denomination in full, place and date, and three signature lines for Governor, Auditor, and Cashier, set within a guilloche border. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO de ESPAÑA pagará al portador CUATROCIENTOS ESCUDOS en efectivo. Madrid 31 de Diciembre de 1871. EL GOBERNADOR EL INTERVENTOR EL CAJERO 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 December 31, 1871. THE GOVERNOR THE AUDITOR THE CASHIER (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 note in 1871, and no such denomination exists in the confirmed catalog of Spanish state or bank issues from the escudo period. Spain transitioned from the escudo to the peseta system in 1868–1869, making a new escudo-denominated issue in 1871 anomalous on its face. The word "replica" in the catalog name is doing significant work here — this is almost certainly a later reproduction or commemorative facsimile, not a circulating instrument.
Without confirmed source documentation, no further historical claims can be responsibly made about this piece.