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50 Pesetas replica
| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1938 |
| Type | Replica banknote |
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| Obverse description | Brown-toned note with an ornate guilloche border enclosing a central vignette of the Francoist coat of arms with eagle supporter above the denomination. The left field carries a smaller arms vignette as underprint, with three facsimile signature lines below the date inscription BURGOS, 20 DE MAYO DE 1938. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of the Castle of Olite (Navarre) set within a rectangular guilloche frame, flanked by decorative scroll cornerpieces bearing the denomination numeral 50 and the word PESETAS. The inscription CINCUENTA PESETAS runs along the lower margin of the central frame. |
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The 1938 Banco de España 50 Pesetas series was issued by the Nationalist government in Burgos during the Civil War, printed at the FNMT facility that had fallen under Francoist control. The term "replica" in the lot description warrants attention: reproduction pieces of this type circulate frequently in the Spanish collector market, often produced in the late 20th century for commemorative or educational purposes, and distinguishing them from original issued notes requires examination of paper chemistry and the specific intaglio depth of the FNMT's wartime printing.
Genuine examples from this issue are not especially rare, which paradoxically makes unmarked replicas harder to sell — and easier to misrepresent.