| Issuer | Spain |
| Year | 1898 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 50 Pesetas (50 ESP) |
| Currency | Peseta (1868-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 124 × 77 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reference(s) | P#47 |
| Obverse description | Black print; red serial number. Bust of the Spanish neoclassical statesman Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos facing right (left). Helmeted bust of Goddess Athena facing left with shields of the different Kingdoms of Spain above and below (right). Geometric designs. |
| Reverse description | Greenish blue-grey print. Reclining cherub with sickle in hand (below). Bust of God Mercury with winged helmet facing left (right). Geometric designs. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | The left profile of the head of Apollo.The number `50` corresponding to the value«B. 50 E» The figure corresponds to the value and the initials of the Bank of Spain, on the left margin under the security lines. |
| Obverse lettering | CINCUENTA PESETAS
EL BANCO de ESPAÑA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR CINCUENTA PESETAS
JOVELLANOS
Madrid 2 de Enero de 1898.
EL GOBERNADOR. EL INTERVENTOR. EL CAJERO (Translation: Fifty Pesetas The Bank of Spain Will pay the bearer Fifty Pesetas Madrid, January 2, 1898. The Governor. The Comptroller. The Cashier) |
| Reverse lettering | 50
Banco de España
50 PESETAS (Translation: Bank of Spain) |
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| Catalog ID | 1181297200 |
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