50 Pesetas

Issue 1878: This issue, composed of completely different banknotes, both on the obverse and reverse, was intended for general circulation, although they were domiciled, if necessary, in the Branches by means of stamps stamped in grease ink on both sides of the banknote to continue Article 7 of the Decree-Law of March 19, 1874 is in force. Although in some publications, including foreign ones, reference has been made to a supposed 125 peseta bill, in reality it has never existed. The fact that the heading "125 Peseta banknotes" appears in some balance sheets of the Bank of Spain is due to the fact that the old 500 reales and 50 escudos banknotes, still in circulation, were recorded at their value in pesetas.

Pedro Calderón de la Barca (17 January 1600 – 25 May 1681) was a Spanish dramatist, poet, writer and knight of the Order of Santiago. He is known as one of the most distinguished Baroque writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially for his plays.