Spain 500 Pesetas, 1927 P-73

Spain 500 Pesetas, 1927 P-73 obverse
Spain 500 Pesetas, 1927 P-73 reverse

Information:

Reference P#73
Country Spain
Period Peseta (1868-2001)
Currency Pesetas
Denomination 500 Pesetas
Type Circulation banknotes
Ruler Alfonso XIII (1886-1931)
Issuing entity Bank of Spain (Banco de España)
Year 1927
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 150x111 mm

Obverse:

Spain 500 Pesetas, 1927 P-73
Latin

Obverse text

500 EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR QUINIENTAS PESETAS Isabel la Catolica MADRID, 24 de Julio de 1927 EL GOBERNADOR. EL INTERVENTOR. EL CAJERO BRADBURY, WILKINSON Y Ca. GRABADORES, NEW MALDEN, SURREY, INGLATERRA

Obverse symbol

Blue and ocher print; multicolor underprint; red serial number. Bust of Queen Isabella I of Castile "la Católica" front-facing (left) and the Court of the Lions of the Alhambra in Granada (center), framed in a three-arch portico.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

BANCO DE ESPAÑA 500

Reverse symbol

Black and red print; black serial number. Coat of arms of Spain with eagle behind (center), face value with lion head's behind (left) and geometric designs.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1927-Jul-24 Serial # to 1,602,000 + - - - - - -
1927-Jul-24 Round embossed republic validation at upper right corner (1931) - - - - - -
1927-Jul-24 Serial #1,602,001 to 2,000,000 . Republic issue (1936) - - $41,00 $53,00 - -