The 5000 Pesetas 1992 banknote was issued by the Banco de España as part of the final series of peseta banknotes before the adoption of the euro.
The obverse features Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934), Nobel Prize-winning Spanish neuroscientist, recognized as the founder of modern neuroscience for his pioneering work on the structure of the nervous system.
The reverse depicts a detailed illustration of neurons and brain tissue, reflecting Cajal’s groundbreaking contributions to neuroanatomy and histology.
The watermark shows the portrait of Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
Dimensions: 156 × 70 mm. Printed by the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre.
Obverse
Brown and grey print; yellow and green underprint; black serial number.
Bust of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus front-facing. Map of the american continent in background, two caravels and figures of The Catholic Monarchs.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
5000
BANCO DE ESPAÑA
CINCO MIL PESETAS
MADRID 12 DE OCTUBRE DE 1992
CRISTOBAL COLON
EL GOBERNADOR. EL INTERVENTOR. EL CAJERO
Translation:
Bank of Spain
Five Thousand Pesetas
Madrid Octobre 12, 1992
The Governor. The Comptroller. The Cashier
Engravers: Antonio Sanchez, Reinhold Gerstetter
Reverse
Brown and grey print; ocher underprint.
Armillary sphere on the image of the caravel Santa Maria. Coat of arms of Spain, helm wheel and compass rose.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
5000
BANCO DE ESPAÑA
CINCO MIL PESETAS
FCA NAL DE MONEDA Y TIMBRE M
Translation:
Bank of spain
Five thousand pesetas
Engravers: Antonio Sanchez, Reinhold Gerstetter
Watermark
Bust of Martín Alonso Pinzón
© RuibaiK (CC BY-NC)
Signatures
| Luis Ángel Rojo Duque (LÁRD) | Governor |  |
| Esteban Róspide Echeto (ERE) | Comptroller |  |
| Jesús Urdiola Salvador (JUS) | Cashier |  |
Printer
Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Spain
Comments
Issued for the V Centenial Anniversary of the Discovery of America by Spain
Series: Without series and from series A to series 6K.
Christopher Columbus (between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and European colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America.
An armillary sphere (variations are known as spherical astrolabe, armilla, or armil) is a model of objects in the sky (on the celestial sphere), consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centered on Earth or the Sun, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features, such as the ecliptic. As such, it differs from a celestial globe, which is a smooth sphere whose principal purpose is to map the constellations. It was invented separately, in ancient China possibly as early as the 4th century BC and ancient Greece during the 3rd century BC, with later uses in the Islamic world and Medieval Europe.
Features
| Issuer | Spain |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Bank of Spain (Banco de España) |
| King | Juan Carlos I (1975-2014) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1992 |
| Value | 5000 Pesetas (5000 ESP) |
| Currency | Peseta (1868-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 146 × 72 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Intaglio, Lithography |
| Demonetized | 1 January 2002 |
