As every year, the Post Office issues its stamp dedicated to Numismatics, a collecting art closely related to Philately.
In this case, the protagonist of this issue is the 100 pesetas bill dedicated to Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer in 1969.
This banknote presents a novelty in its design and organization, since generally, on the obverse, the main motif to which the issue is dedicated used to appear on one side, flanked by the white area where the watermark and the Factory's own texts go. National Currency and Stamp.
However, on this bill, in the corner opposite to where Bécquer's portrait appears, an engraving by Alfonso Sánchez is reproduced, representing one of the Sevillian writer's rhymes.
On the back, the main image is that of a romantic lady, sitting in the foreground in the open air, reading a book with a feathered hat, protecting herself with a parasol typical of the era evoked. A part of the cathedral of Seville, where the writer is from, and a sky that swallows fly over, commemorate the great Spanish poet and storyteller of Post-Romanticism.
Its circulation was 442,138,000. There were those without series, with the letters from A to Z, and from 1A to 1T and their size was 139 x 88mm.
This banknote was commissioned by the Bank of Spain on November 19, 1965, but it was not put into circulation until December 2, 1970, almost coinciding with the centenary of the poet's death.
It was withdrawn from circulation on May 10, 1978, coexisting with that of Manuel de Falla and the first banknotes of the recently restored monarchy.
The stamp issued by the Post Office on this occasion reproduces the image on the obverse of this mythical bill, which today remains kept as a souvenir in many Spanish homes.
The Numismatic series, started in 2014, highlights another aspect of it, such as that related to the art and the minting procedure.
