1928 AD., Spain, 2nd Republic, Madrid, Banco de España, 100 Pesetas, World Paper Money P-76b, 0.119.029 Reverse.

State: Spain, 2nd Republic
Issuer: Banco de España
Location of issue: Madrid
Date of issue: 15.8.1928
Value: 100 Pesetas
Size: 140 x 100 mm
Material: paper
Watermark: bearded male head (Cervantes)
Serial : -
Serial no. : 0.119.029
Signatures: (3)
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (New Malden, England)
Obv.: … , violet print, Miguel de Cervantes (inspired in a painting by Juan de Jáuregui) "Monument to Cervantes" by Rafael Martínez Zapatero / Lorenzo Coullaut-Valera erected in 1929 (Madrid).
Rev.: … , dark blue print, painting "Don Quixote meeting the Dukes" (1905) by Luis Menéndez Pidal.
References: World Paper Money P-76b .

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS)[ was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work often cited as both the first modern novel and "the first great novel of world literature".
Much of his life was spent in relative poverty and obscurity, which led to many of his early works being lost. Despite this, his influence and literary contribution are reflected by the fact that Spanish is often referred to as "the language of Cervantes".
In 1569, Cervantes was forced to leave Spain and move to Rome, where he worked in the household of a cardinal. In 1570, he enlisted in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment, and was badly wounded at the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571 and lost the use of his left arm and hand. He served as a soldier until 1575, when he was captured by Barbary pirates; after five years in captivity, he was ransomed, and returned to Madrid. His first significant novel, titled La Galatea, was published in 1585, but he continued to work as a purchasing agent, and later as a government tax collector. Part One of Don Quixote was published in 1605, and Part Two in 1615.

Luis Menéndez Pidal (8 August 1861, in Pajares – 7 February 1932, in Madrid) was a Spanish painter; primarily of genre scenes.