3691 | Spanish Banknotes

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Artist's proof of an unadopted 100,000 Peseta Bank of Spain banknote, obverse and reverse, on a spectacular presentation folder. Artistically handcrafted and numbered 1A000000, dated March 1985 by the FNMT (Spanish Royal Mint), and created by José Antonio Prieto Dolores, with lithographic backgrounds adhered to both sketches on paper (Edifil 2023: uncatalogued, Cobo: uncatalogued). This is a unique and exceptionally beautiful piece, worthy of a museum and of enormous importance, as it demonstrates the Bank of Spain's genuine interest in issuing a very high denomination banknote. As could be expected, given that it was issued in the years leading up to 1992 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Discovery of America, the obverse features the effigy of Isabella I of Castile, and the reverse depicts Emilia Pardo Bazán on the left and Gabriela Mistral in the center. These figures are rendered in watercolor, with the rest drawn in ink. Uncirculated.

We are extremely grateful for the help provided by Mr. Raúl Trenzano in the corrections, and we wholeheartedly recommend his new catalogue of Spanish banknotes, recently published and which will undoubtedly mark a milestone in Spanish notaphily.

Brown envelope

444g