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500 Pesetas replica
| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1925 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Cardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros in three-quarter portrait, framed by intricate guilloche borders. Denomination and issuer inscriptions appear in letterpress, with signature lines for the Governor, Auditor, and Cashier at lower centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE ESPAÑA QUINIENTAS PESETAS Real Casa de la Moneda Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (Translation: BANK OF SPAIN FIVE HUNDRED PESETAS (On the right) Real Casa de la Moneda Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre) |
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This is a replica, not an issued banknote. The original P#77 500 Pesetas was printed by the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre and issued in 1925 during the Primo de Rivera dictatorship, a period when Spain's central bank retained nominal independence while operating under considerable political pressure. Replicas of this series were produced, likely for educational or commemorative purposes, and have no monetary or legal tender history of their own.
Collector value, such as it is, depends entirely on the quality of the reproduction and its stated purpose — not on any proximity to original issue.