Spain 50 Pesetas 1.1.1937 Bilbao – Civil War (Nº155712) (lt. circulated) XF

50 Pesetas 1.1.1937 Civil War (Front: Coat of arms of Basque Country (Euzkadi) – The Laurak Bat coat of arms used by the Basque Government until 1985 (Constitutional Court of Spain ordered the removal of the chains of Navarre in a judgement of 1986). Acorns. Back: Boats and steamship in port. Basque sailors and woman carrying elongated boat-like tray with handle on her head. Oak leaves and acorns. Watermark: Yes (indiscernible). Signatures: Unknown (El Director); Unknown (El Contador); Unknown (El Cajero). Main colours: Black, blue, brown and purple. Designer: Nicolás Martínez Ortiz de Zárate (1907–1991). Issuer: Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad Municipal de Bilbao, Banco de España. Date of Issue: 1 January 1937. Legal tender: No. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: Huecograbado "Arte" y Editorial Vasca S.A., Bilbao, Spain) (Serial # 155712) (lightly circulated) XF

Dimensions: 132 x 88 mm

Catalogue Number: P-S564h (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)

Grade/condition: Extremely Fine (XF) (circulated, used) GRADING INFO

Texts: El Banco de España (Bilbao) pagara al portador CINCUENTA pesetas. Bilbao, 1 de Enero de 1937, Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad Municipal de Bilbao, El Director, El Contador, El Cajero (signatures). Tiene fondos Banco de España, Bilbao (signature). Fifty Pesetas.