Spain (1992-2002)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period in which it was celebrated the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America, a period in which Spain held the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and was held in Seville at the Universal Exhibition, modernizing the Spanish economy and society, the development of the autonomous State and there was a significant economic stagnation. In 1994 and 1995 there was the discovery of cases of corruption, the state terrorism of the GAL, which led the center-right Popular Party to win general elections in 1996, making José María Aznar president of the government (with the support of Catalan nationalists) allowing Spain to be part of the member countries of the European Union that would share the new single currency, the euro (achieved at the end of 1997). The terrorism of ETA continued active and after kidnapping and assassination of the councilman of the PP of Ermua Miguel Ángel Blanco provoked a multitudinal movement of repulsion in the Basque Country and in the rest of Spain known as the Spirit of Ermua. There are banknotes of 1,000 pesetas, 2,000 pesetas, 5,000 pesetas and 10,000 pesetas.  

1,000 pesetas (mil pesetas)

This banknote worth 1,000 pesetas was first circulated in October the 12th 1992. On the main side right it can be seen Hernán Cortés, 16th century Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that initiated the conquest of Mexico and the end of the Mexica empire. Next to him appear two 1,000's, a globe, the written value of the banknote and an Aztec symbol and in the left, the name of the National Bank in Spanish (Banco de España). The rest of the banknote is completed with decorative elements.
On the other side of the banknote has Francisco Pizarro, a 16th century conqueror who leaded the conquer of Peru. Moreover there are two 1,000's, an astrolabe, a helmet with a sword, the Spanish coat of arms, Lima's cathedral (where Pizarro is buried) and the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank. This banknote has Moctezuma II (first Aztec king who had contact with the conquerors) as digital watermark and a security thread too. The size of this banknote is 13 cm x 6.5 cm.

2,000 pesetas (dos mil pesetas)

This banknote worth 2,000 pesetas was first circulated in April the 24th 1992. On the main side right it can be seen José Celestino Mutis, 18th century Spanish priest, botanist, geographer, mathematician, doctor and teacher of the Universidad del Rosario, in Bogotá and one of the main authors of the Spanish Universalist School. Next to him appear two 2,000's, America continent in a globe, a Mutisia flower, the written value of the banknote and in the left, the name of the National Bank in Spanish (Banco de España). 
The rest of the banknote is completed with decorative elements. On the other side of the banknote has the Neogothic entrance to the Botanic Garden of Madrid, founded by Charles III in 1788. Moreover there are two 2,000's, Mutisia flowers and fleur de lis, the Spanish coat of arms and the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank. This banknote has fray Bartolomé de Las Casas (Spanish encomendero and then Dominican friar, chronicler, bishop of Chiapas, main defender of the indigenous) as digital watermark and a security thread too. The size of this banknote is 13.8 cm x 6.8 cm.

5,000 pesetas (cinco mil pesetas)

This banknote worth 5,000 pesetas was first circulated in October the 12th 1992. On the main side right it can be seen Christopher Colombus, navigator, cartographer, admiral, viceroy and governor general of the West Indies (at the service of the Crown of Castile), famous for having discovered America, on October 12th, 1492. Next to him appear two 5,000's, America in a globe, the Catholic Monarchs, two boats, the written value of the banknote and an Aztec symbol and in the left, the name of the National Bank in Spanish (Banco de España). 

The rest of the banknote is completed with decorative elements. On the other side of the banknote has an armillary sphere on the nao Santa María and a compass of sailor. Moreover there are two 5,000's, a rudder, Greek and Latin characters with Colombus name, the Spanish coat of arms and the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank. This banknote has Martín Alonso Pinzón (Spanish navigator and explorer, co-discoverer of America together with Columbus) as digital watermark and a security thread too. The size of this banknote is 14.6 cm x 7.1 cm.

10,000 pesetas (diez mil pesetas)

This banknote worth 10,000 pesetas was first circulated in October the 12th 1992. On the main side right it can be seen Juan Carlos I, Spanish king who took the country from Franco's dictatorship to the transition to democracy. Next to him appear two 10,000's, Linares Palace (where Casa de América is placed) in Madrid, the written value of the banknote and in the left, the name of the National Bank in Spanish (Banco de España). The rest of the banknote is completed with decorative elements.
On the other side of the banknote has Jorge Juan y Santacilia, Spanish humanist, naval engineer and scientist who reformed the Spanish naval model and measured the longitude of the terrestrial meridian (demonstrating that the Earth is flattened at the poles). Moreover there are two 10,000's, the maths methods he used for his hypothesis and the boat he used in his journeys, the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank. This banknote has Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giralt (Spanish navigator and explorer, who measured a meridian near the equator (Quito) and another near the pole (Lapland)) as digital watermark and a security thread too. The size of this banknote is 15.4 cm x 7.4 cm.