The 2000 Pesetas 1980 banknote was issued by the Banco de España and belongs to the peseta series circulating in the early 1980s.
The obverse displays a portrait of Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744–1811), a Spanish neoclassical statesman, philosopher, and writer, known for his enlightened political and economic reforms.
The reverse shows an artistic rendering of Gijón, Jovellanos’s birthplace, featuring coastal landscapes and architectural details that connect the note to his Asturian heritage.
The watermark features the portrait of Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos.
Dimensions: 153 × 80 mm. Printed by the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre.
Obverse
Orange-red print; green underprint; red serial number.
Bust of Spanish writer Juan Ramón Jiménez, roses in background and coat of arms of Spain on top right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
2000
BANCO DE ESPAÑA
DOS MIL pesetas
JUAN RAMON JIMENEZ
MADRID 22 DE JULIO DE 1980
EL GOBERNADOR. EL INTERVENTOR. EL CAJERO
FCA NAL DE MONEDA Y TIMBRE
Translation:
Bank of Spain
Two Thousand Pesetas
Madrid July 22, 1980
The Governor. The Comptroller. The Cashier
Engraver: Pablo Sampedro Molero
Reverse
Orange-red print; green underprint.
Facade of the Moguer Town Hall, roses in background and autograph text, fragment of the composition “Spring Ballads”.
Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)
Lettering:
2000
BANCO DE ESPAÑA
DOS MIL pesetas
¡Allá va el olor de la rosa! ¡Cójela en tu sinrazón!
Translation:
Bank of Spain
Two thousand Pesetas
There goes the smell of the rose! Catch it in your unreason!
Engraver: Antonio Sánchez Gutiérrez
Watermark
Head of Juan Ramón Jiménez.
Signatures
| José Ramón Álvarez Rendueles (JRÁR) | Governor |  |
| Miguel Palazuelo García (MPG) | Comptroller |  |
| Jesús Urdiola Salvador (JUS) | Cashier |  |
Printer
Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Spain
Comments
Series: Without series and from series A to series 2J.
Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (23 December 1881 – 29 May 1958) was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his lyrical poetry, which in the Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistic purity”. One of Jiménez’s most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the concept of “pure poetry”.
Features
| Issuer | Spain |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Bank of Spain (Banco de España) |
| King | Juan Carlos I (1975-2014) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1980 |
| Value | 2000 Pesetas (2000 ESP) |
| Currency | Peseta (1868-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 147 × 80 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Intaglio, Lithography |
| Demonetized | 1 January 2002 |
