500 Pesetas 25.4.1931 (© Front: Portrait of Spanish navigator Juan Sebastián de Elcano (1476–1526) of Basque origin. Arches with columns topped with cherub heads. Back: "El desembarco de Elcano en Sevilla" (1922) (**) – oil on canvas painting by Elías Salaverría Inchaurrandieta (1883–1952). Earth globe. Sailing ship "Victoria" in a cameo. Denomination guilloche design. Watermark: Crowned God Neptune (Poseidon) with a trident. Dominant colour: Red-brown. Signatures: Julio Carabias Salcedo (Governor – El Gobernador, 16 April 1931 – 30 September 1933); Adolfo Castaño Orejón (The Auditor – El Interventor); Bonifacio Burgos Delgado (Cashier – El Cajero). Security thread: Absent. Printing method: Intaglio (raised print). Issuer: Bank of Spain. Place and date of Issue: Madrid, 25 April 1931. Artist: BWC. Engraver: . Legal tender: No. Date of withdrawal: N/a. Material: Cotton fibre paper. Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson and Co. Ltd., New Malden, Surrey, England (BWC)) (Serial # J7,034,811) UNC
Dimensions: 152 x 95 (Design part: 142 x 87) mm
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Catalogue Number: P-84 (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B526a (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated (XF-AU) (lightly circulated, lightly used) GRADING INFO
Texts: El Banco de España Pagará al Portador Quinientas Pesetas. Emisión 1935. Five Hundred Pesetas. Primus Circumdedisti Me – You were the first to circumnavigate me. Bearded male with hat. Grabadores – Engravers.
Remark: ** It is also called "La ofrenda de Elcano – Elcano's Offering" because it depicts the moment Admiral Juan Sebastián Elcano and his crew disembarked from the ship Victoria in the port of Seville on September 8, 1522. The sailors are shown carrying lit candles, intending to visit the churches of Our Lady of Victory and Our Lady of Antigua in thanksgiving. This marked the return of the Spice Expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan, which, after sailing for almost three years, completed the first circumnavigation of the globe. Thus the painting is commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the world.
Dimensions: 152 x 95 (Design part: 142 x 87) mm
PHOTO REMARK: The banknote picture is for overall design reference only (unless its serial number exactly matches its description). Photos displaying the entire banknote should not be treated as WYSIWYG for signature and date varieties, for exact serial numbers etc. Smaller supplemental photos of signatures (where available) are WYSIWYG indeed. Our textual descriptions are your reliable guide to what you will receive. What you read is what you get (WYRIWYG).
Catalogue Number: P-84 (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B526a (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated (XF-AU) (lightly circulated, lightly used) GRADING INFO
Texts: El Banco de España Pagará al Portador Quinientas Pesetas. Emisión 1935. Five Hundred Pesetas. Primus Circumdedisti Me – You were the first to circumnavigate me. Bearded male with hat. Grabadores – Engravers.
Remark: ** It is also called "La ofrenda de Elcano – Elcano's Offering" because it depicts the moment Admiral Juan Sebastián Elcano and his crew disembarked from the ship Victoria in the port of Seville on September 8, 1522. The sailors are shown carrying lit candles, intending to visit the churches of Our Lady of Victory and Our Lady of Antigua in thanksgiving. This marked the return of the Spice Expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan, which, after sailing for almost three years, completed the first circumnavigation of the globe. Thus the painting is commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the world.
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