1928 Spain 100 Pesetas EL Banco De Espana EF

A$78.00

1928 Spain 100 Pesetas ELBanco De Espana EF condition.

Obverse

Violet and black print; multicolor underprint; red serial number.
Head of the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra facing left. Monument to Miguel de Cervantes on Plaza de España in Madrid.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
100
EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA
PAGARA AL PORTADOR CIEN PESETAS
CERVANTES
EL GOBERNADOR. EL INTERVENTOR. EL CAJERO
MADRID, 15 de Agosto de 1928.
BRADBURY, WILKINSON Y CA GRABADORES, NEW MALDEN, SURREY, INGLATERRA

Translation:
The Bank of Spain
Will pay the bearer One Hundred Pesetas
Cervantes
The Governor. The Comptroller. The Cashier
Madrid, August 15, 1928

Reverse

Blue and green-violet print; red serial number.
Painting "Encuentro de Don Quijote con los Duques" ("Encounter of the Dukes by Dom Quixote") by Luis Menéndez Pidal. Duke and Duchess encounter Don Quixote and Sancho and invite them to they palace for amusement and practical jokes.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO DE ESPAÑA
100
L. MENENDEZ PIDAL
CIEN PESETAS
BRADBURY, WILKINSON Y CA GRABADORES, NEW MALDEN, SURREY, INGLATERRA

Translation:
Bank of Spain
One Hundred Pesetas

Watermark

Head of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in profile.