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500 Pesetas

Issuer Banco de España
Year 1875
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Currency Peseta (1868-2001)
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Obverse description The obverse is dominated by the engraved bank title 'EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA' within an ornate central frame, flanked by intaglio vignettes of two allegorical female figures in classical dress, each contained within guilloche-bordered panels. The denomination '500' appears in the lower corners, with 'QUINIENTAS' repeated along the lower register; the serial number is printed twice across the top. Three manuscript signatures of the Governor, Interventor, and Cashier appear at centre, above the date and place of issue.
Obverse lettering 500 / QUINIENTAS EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA pagará al portador Quinientas Pesetas MADRID, 1º de Enero de 1875 EL GOBERNADOR / EL INTERVENTOR / EL CAJERO (Signatures of Manuel Cantero San Vicente, Teodoro Rubio Castellanos and Manuel Díaz Moreno de Vivar)
(Translation: 500 / Five Hundred The Bank of Spain will pay the bearer Five Hundred Pesetas Madrid, 1st of January 1875 The Governor / The Auditor / The Cashier (Signatures of Manuel Cantero San Vicente, Teodoro Rubio Castellanos and Manuel Díaz Moreno de Vivar))
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Signature(s) Manuel Cantero San Vicente, Teodoro Rubio Castellanos and Manuel Díaz Moreno de Vivar
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