Spain 1000 Pesetas 23.10.1979 (2W-4221730) UNC

1000 Pesetas 23.10.1979 (© Front: Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) as a registration device. Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós (1843–1920), Spanish realist novelist, painted by Joaquín Sorolla in 1894. Coat of arms of His Majesty the King Juan Carlos I (Title II, Rule 1, of Royal Decree 1511 of 21st January, 1977). Back: Hikers near rock formations of Cañadas del Teide (Gorges of the Teide) at Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Roque Cinchado (left) and Mount Teide (3718 m) volcano (center), the highest mountain of Spain and the islands of the Atlantic. Millenial Dragon Tree of Icod de los Vinos (18 m tall), declared National Monument in 1917. Map of the Canary Islands. Author's handwriting: "... y entre los muertos habrá siempre una lengua viva para decir que Zaragoza no se rinde..." (… and among the dead there will always be an alive language to say that Zaragoza does not surrender…). Watermark: Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós. Signatures: Don José Ramón Álvarez Rendueles (Governor – El Gobernador, Mar. 1978 – Jul. 1984); Miguel Palazuelo García (The Auditor – El Interventor); Jesús Urdiola Salvador (Cashier – El Cajero). Dominant colour: Green. Security thread: Solid, narrow, green. Issuer: Bank of Spain. Date of Issue: 23 October 1979 (circulated from 1983). Artist: Daniel Vázquez Díaz. Engravers: Pablo Sampedro Molero (obverse), Antonino Sánchez Gutiérrez (reverse). Legal tender: N/a. Date of withdrawal: 1992. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Madrid (FNMT) ©) (Serial # with series prefix number+letter: 2W4221730) UNC

Dimensions: 138 x 75 mm

Catalogue Number: P-158 (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause)

Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)

Texts: Banco de España. Mil Pesetas. Madrid, 23 de Octubre de 1979. Parque Nacional del Teide. Drago Milenario de Icod de los Vinos. One Thousand Pesetas.