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| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Printer | Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Spain |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette with a portrait bust of Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger (Córdoba, 4 BC – Rome, 65 AD), Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman, set against a fine guilloche underprint. Issuer name, denomination, and date of issue appear in letterpress, with printed signature lines for the Governor, Auditor, and Cashier. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE ESPAÑA CINCO PESETAS DE CURSO LEGAL Madrid 12 de Abril de 1947 EL GOBERNADOR EL INTERVENTOR EL CAJERO Real Casa de la Moneda Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (Translation: BANK OF SPAIN FIVE PESETAS OF LEGAL COURSE Madrid, April 12, 1947 THE GOVERNOR (signature) THE AUDITOR (signature) THE CASHIER (signature) (On the left) Real Casa de la Moneda Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre) |
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The 1947 Spanish 5 Pesetas series is notable less for its face value — negligible even at issue — than for the political moment it occupied. Franco's regime was at its most economically isolated, with Spain excluded from the Marshall Plan and running a near-autarkic economy. The FNMT printed everything domestically by necessity, not preference.
This is a replica, not a circulated original. Genuine examples of P#134 do survive in reasonable numbers, so the replica designation here warrants scrutiny — whether facsimile, later commemorative reprint, or training piece should be confirmed before any attribution is made.