| Issuer | Spain |
| Year | 1931 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Pesetas (500 ESP) |
| Currency | Peseta (1868-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 142 × 87 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Reference(s) | P#84 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish sailor who completed the first trip around the world in the Magellan-Elcano expedition |
| Reverse description | Pictorial work of Elías Salaverría «The landing of Elcano in Seville», exhibited at the Naval Museum in Madrid. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | King |
| Obverse lettering | 500
EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR QUINIENTAS PESETAS
MADRID, 25 de ABRIL de 1931.
JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
EL GOBERNADOR / EL INTERVENTOR / EL CAJERO (Signatures of Julio
Carabias Salcedo, Adolfo Castaño Orejón and Bonifacio Burgos
Delgado) (Translation: The Bank of Spain Will pay the bearer Five Hundred Pesetas Madrid, 25th of April of 1931 Juan Sebastian de Elcano The Governor / The Auditor / The Cashier (Signatures of Julio Carabias Salcedo, Adolfo Castaño Orejón and Bonifacio Burgos Delgado)) |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE ESPAÑA
PRIMUS CIRCUMDEDISTI ME
ELIAS SALAVERRIA
QUINIENTAS PESETAS (Translation: Bank of Spain Five Hundred Pesetas) |
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| Catalog ID | 3144411270 |
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