Spain occupies 85% of the Iberian Peninsula, which it shares with Portugal, in southwest Europe. Africa is less than 10 miles south at the Strait of Gibraltar. A broad central plateau slopes to the south and east, crossed by a series of mountain ranges and river valleys. ENJOY!!

Languages: Spanish, Basque, Galician, Catalan
Religions: Roman Catholic
Status: UN Country 1955
Pesetas: Diminutive of Peso

Today’s selection is a 1953 (My birth year) issue of 100 Pesetas, printed by Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre. Watermark: Woman’s Head

(Front) J. Romero de Torres at ctr. (Back) Painting by Torres