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500 Pesetas replica
| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1931 |
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| Size | 179 x 98 mm |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait vignette of Juan Sebastián de Elcano at left centre, set within an ornate arched guilloche frame with columned borders. Central panel carries the denomination in letterpress within a elaborate arabesque underprint, with date MADRID, 25 de ABRIL de 1931 and three signature lines below. |
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| Reverse lettering | Banco de España QUINIENTAS PESETAS Real Casa de la Moneda Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre |
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The 1931 Spanish 500 Pesetas was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. in New Malden during a period when the newly proclaimed Second Republic had inherited the financial infrastructure — and outstanding print contracts — of the Primo de Rivera dictatorship it replaced. The Republic issued its own notes but often kept existing designs in circulation, a pragmatic concession to continuity over symbolism.
This particular item is cataloged as a replica. Genuine P-84 examples are scarce in high grade given the disruptions of the Civil War years immediately following issue.