Spain 250 Pesetas 1878-Jan-01

Signatures: JEG, TRC, FPC

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Spain 250 Pesetas, 1878 P-17 obverse
Spain 250 Pesetas, 1878 P-17 reverse

Information:

Rarity R - Rare
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1878-Jan-01 Signatures: JEG, TRC, FPC + - - - - - -
Reference P#17
Country Spain
Period Peseta (1868-2001)
Ruler Alfonso XII (1874-1885)
Currency Pesetas
Denomination 250 Pesetas
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing entity Bank of Spain (Banco de España)
Year 1878
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 170x90 mm

Obverse:

Spain 250 Pesetas, 1878 P-17
Latin

Obverse text

250 PESETAS EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA pagará al portador DOSCIENTAS CINCUENTA pesetas. Madrid 1º de Enero de 1878. D. F. DE HERRERA El Gobernador. El Interventor. El Cajero

Obverse symbol

Black print; black serial number. Bust of Spanish writer Fernando de Herrera "el Divino" front-facing (left) and winged cherub with animals and winged female head (right). Geometric designs.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

250 PESETAS

Reverse symbol

Brown print; grey-green underprint. Allegorical helmeted female head facing left in round central part and perimeter geometric designs.

Varieties

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1878-Jan-01 Signatures: JEG, TRC, FPC 300k - - - - - -