The 1000 Pesetas 1971 (issued 1974) banknote was printed and circulated by the Banco de España during the late Franco era.
The obverse features the portrait of Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599–1660), the famous Spanish Baroque painter, court artist to King Philip IV and one of the most important painters in Western art history.
The reverse depicts Las Meninas, Velázquez’s most celebrated masterpiece, painted in 1656 and today housed in the Museo del Prado, Madrid.
The watermark shows the portrait of Velázquez.
Dimensions: 167 × 111 mm. Printed by the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre.
Commemorative issue
Centennial of the Bank of Spain
Obverse
Dark green print; red serial number.
Bust of finance minister and award Nobel Prize for Literature José Echegaray front-facing, geometric designs and coat of arms of Spain in background.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1000
EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR MIL PESETAS
MADRID, 17 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1971
JOSE ECHEGARAY
EL GOBERNADOR. EL INTERVENTOR. EL CAJERO
FCA NAL DE MONEDA Y TIMBRE
Translation:
The Bank of Spain
Will pay the bearer One Thousand Pesetas
Madrid, November 17, 1971
The Governor. The Comptroller. The Cashier
Engravers: Mateo García Navarro, Antonio Manso Fernández
Reverse
Dark green and grey print.
Bank building Spain in Madrid and geometric designs.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1000
BANCO DE ESPAÑA
ÚNICO DE EMISIÓN: 1874-1974
MIL PESETAS
Translation:
Bank of Spain
Single issue: 1874-1974
One thousand Pesetas
Engravers: Mateo García Navarro, Antonio Sanchez Gutierrez
Watermark
José Echegaray’s head
Signatures
| Luis Coronel de Palma (LCP) | Governor |  |
| José Gallego Adrados (JGA) | Comptroller |  |
| José Luis Artigas Cía (JLAC) | Cashier |  |
Printer
Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Spain
Comments
COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE: Centennial of “Banco de España” as the only Issuing Bank of Spain since 1874
Paper factory: FNMT, Burgos
Series: Without series and from series A to series 7J.
Put in circulation on June 22, 1974.
José Echegaray y Eizaguirre (19 April 1832 – 14 September 1916) was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th century. He was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature “in recognition of the numerous and brilliant compositions which, in an individual and original manner, have revived the great traditions of the Spanish drama”.
The Bank of Spain Building (Spanish: edificio del Banco de España) is the main headquarters of the Bank of Spain. Located in Madrid, it lies at the crossing of the Calle de Alcalá and the Paseo del Prado.
Features
| Issuer | Spain |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Bank of Spain (Banco de España) |
| Ruling authority | Francisco Franco (1936-1975) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative banknotes |
| Year | 1971 |
| Value | 1000 Pesetas (1000 ESP) |
| Currency | Peseta (1868-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 154 × 94 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Intaglio, Lithography |
| Demonetized | Yes |
