| Issuer | Spain |
| Year | 1940 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 50 Pesetas (50 ESP) |
| Currency | Peseta (1868-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 135 × 85 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Calcografía e Cartevalori (Carte Valori Coen & C.; Coen & C. Banconote), Milan, Italy |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | Camilo Delhom |
| In circulation to | 1 January 2021 |
| Reference(s) | P#117 |
| Obverse description | Green and black print; light green and ocher-yellow underprint; black serial number. Bust of the Spanish writer Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo front-facing to the left. Geometric designs. |
| Reverse description | Grey print; green, red and yellow underprint. Coat of arms of Spain on center. Geometric designs. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Banco de España watermark and value figure. |
| Obverse lettering | 50
EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR CINCUENTA PESETAS
MADRID, 9 DE ENERO DE 1940
EL GOBERNADOR. EL INTERVENTOR. EL CAJERO
MENENDEZ PELAYO
CALCOGRAFIA & CARTEVALORI - MILANO (ITALIA) (Translation: The Bank of Spain will pay the carrier Fifty Pesetas Madrid, January 9, 1940 The Governor. The Comptroller. The Cashier) |
| Reverse lettering | 50
UNA GRANDE LIBRE
PLUS ULTRA
CINCUENTA PESETAS
BANCO DE ESPAÑA (Translation: One Great Free Further beyond Fifty pesetas Bank of Spain) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 9257789250 |
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