The 100 Pesetas 1965 (dated 1965, issued 1970) banknote was released by the Banco de España during the late Francoist period.
The obverse presents a portrait of Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), the Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that resulted in the fall of the Aztec Empire.
The reverse depicts the Palacio de los Duques de Medinaceli in Cogolludo (Guadalajara), an outstanding example of Renaissance civil architecture in Spain.
The watermark shows the bust of Hernán Cortés.
Dimensions: 146 × 75 mm. Printed by the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre.
Obverse
Dark brown print; multicolor underprint; red serial number.
Bust of Spanish poet Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer based on an oil painting made in 1862 by his brother Valeriano Domínguez Bécquer. To the left, a couple in a romantic scene and, to the right, a roof with a swallow’s nest in allusion to one of his rhymes. Colored coat of arms of Spain in background.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
100
EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR CIEN PESETAS
MADRID, 19 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1965
GUSTAVO ADOLFO BECQUER
EL GOBERNADOR. EL INTERVENTOR. EL CAJERO
FCA NAL DE MONEDA Y TIMBRE
Translation:
The Bank of Spain
Will pay the bearer One hundred Pesetas
Madrid, November 19, 1965
The Governor. The Comptroller. The Cashier
Engraver: Alfonso López Sánchez-Toda
Designer: Mateo García Navarro
Reverse
Dark brown print; ocher underprint.
Romantic lady (model Conchita Terrón) with hat, book and umbrella and, to the left, view of the Seville Cathedral with the Giralda.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
100
BANCO DE ESPAÑA
CIEN PESETAS
Translation:
Bank of Spain
One hundred Pesetas
Engraver: José Luis López Sánchez-Toda
Designer: Emilio Marín Jimeno
Watermark
Female head from the romantic era.
Signatures
| Mariano Navarro Rubio (MNR) | Governor |  |
| Eduardo Gutiérrez Fernández (EGF) | Comptroller |  |
| Joaquín Serrano García (JSG) | Cashier |  |
Printer
Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Spain
Comments
Paper factory: FNMT, Burgos
Series: Without series and from series A to series 1T.
Put in circulation on December 30, 1970.
Gustavo Adolfo Claudio Domínguez Bastida (17 February 1836 – 22 December 1870), better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, was a Spanish Romantic poet and writer (mostly short stories), also a playwright, literary columnist, and talented in drawing. Today, some consider him one of the most important figures in Spanish literature, and is considered by some as the most read writer after Miguel de Cervantes. He adopted the alias of Bécquer as his brother Valeriano Bécquer, a painter, had done earlier. He was associated with the romanticism and post-romanticism movements and wrote while realism enjoyed success in Spain.
Features
| Issuer | Spain |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Bank of Spain (Banco de España) |
| Ruling authority | Francisco Franco (1936-1975) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1965 |
| Value | 100 Pesetas (100 ESP) |
| Currency | Peseta (1868-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 139 × 87 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Intaglio, Lithography |
| Demonetized | Yes |
