Catalog
500 Pesetas
| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1940 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Upper left corner bears a vignette reproducing a fragment of El Greco's masterwork The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (Iglesia de Santo Tomé, Toledo), accompanied by a rose window incorporating a reproduction of the Al-Muguira ivory casket boat motif. The central panel is framed within an elaborate cartouche of vegetal and geometric guilloche ornament. |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic vignette of the city of Toledo dominates the composition, with the Cathedral rendered in the background; the shield of Spain appears within the design. The border is formed by a cartouche of foliate guilloche motifs, with the denomination expressed in both numerals and letters. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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