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5 Pesetas replica
| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Printer | Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Spain |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE ESPAÑA CINCO PESETAS DE CURSO LEGAL MADRID, 13 DE FEBRERO DE 1943 EL GOBERNADOR EL INTERVENTOR EL CAJERO REPRODUCCIÓN AUTORIZADA (Translation: BANK OF SPAIN FIVE PESETAS OF LEGAL COURSE MADRID, FEBRUARY 13, 1943 THE GOVERNOR (signature) THE AUDITOR (signature) THE CASHIER (signature) AUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette after E. Cano de la Peña's painting of Columbus at the La Rábida Monastery, flanked by columns with a rose window enclosing the numeral value. A terrestrial globe, yoke, and arrows appear as heraldic emblems. Overprint reads REPRODUCCIÓN AUTORIZADA. |
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The 1943 5 Pesetas series was issued under the Franco regime during a period when Spain was economically isolated following the Civil War and World War II kept foreign printers inaccessible. The Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Madrid's state security printer, handled the entire run domestically — unusual given that prewar Spanish notes had frequently relied on foreign firms.
This is a replica. Collector reproductions of P#127a circulate fairly widely; the originals are common enough that replicas serve no obvious fraudulent purpose and are generally sold openly as facsimiles.