SPAIN - OLD 5 PESETAS CIVIL WAR BANKNOTE - Issued in BILBAO - EL BANCO DE ESPANA Note issued for Caja de Ahorras y Monte de Piedad de Bilbao - issue dated BILBAO 1.1.1937 - in almost Very Fine condition.
SPAIN - SCARCE CINCO PESETAS NOTE - EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA Emergency issue for Caja de Ahorras y Monte de Piedad Municipal de Bilbao - Dated 1937
Catalogue Reference:-Pick#S561h.
The note is in Black and Grey on a Green background on the face and in Blue and Grey on the reverse.
This banknote is printed on White paper. It is printed in Black and Grey on a Blue background on the face and in Blue and Grey only on the reverse.
HISTORICAL DETAILS. In relation to the issuance of this Emergency Banknote, the issuing Authority was - El BANCO DE ESPAÑA BILBAO on behalf of Caja de Andrros y Monte de Piedad Municipal de Bilbao. Some of the Bank of Spain branches decided to issue banknotes to ease the monetary crisis that the Civil War caused in terms of stocks of Banknotes. There were 7 denominations issued by the Bilbao Branch - 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 Pesetas Banknotes.These banknotes were only circulated for about six months during the Spanish Civil War, and could not be used after the National Army occupied Bilbao in June 1937.
On the face of the note there is an ornate picture frame style border. At each corner is the denomination as ‘5’. The words El BANCO DE ESPAÑA BILBAO are at the top centre. Text states - 'Pagará al portador CINCO pesetas' - All this means simply - The Bank of Spain Will pay the bearer Five Pesetas. After this, the note is dated - BILBAO 1 de Enero de 1937. The note’s Serial Number is in Red at the upper right and lower left sides as 033240. At the lower left printed diagonally is TIENE FONDOS BANCO DE ESPAÑA, BILBAO and signed underneath. At the centre right are the words POR EL BANCO DE VIZCAYA with 3 signatures underneath the titles from the left - EL DIRECTOR (Director) , EL CONTADOR (Accountant) and EL CAJERO (Cashier).
The reverse of the banknote has BANCO DE ESPAÑA at the upper left corner. Below in the left hand corner this is the denomination as ’5’ which is large in White reversed out of Blue in an octagonal frame. There is an octagonal shape within the rest of the note stretching to the far right of the note. The rest of the note is in a rectangular frame and depicts a Basque sheep farmer standing under a tree, with his sheepdog and herd behind him..
This old Emergency issue small change banknote has seen handling and some circulation, it has 2 central folds plus a few other smaller folds. There is some light staining to the reverse, some of which shows through to the face. It is a great example of a very collectible note from the Civil War period. Overall, the note grades almost Very Fine.
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