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The Bank of Spain (Spanish: Banco de España, pronounced [ˈbaŋko ðe esˈpaɲa]) is Spain's central bank and the Spanish member of the Eurosystem and has been the monetary authority for Spain from 1874 to 1998, issuing the Spanish peseta. Since 2014, it has also been Spain's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision. [3]
The history of banking began with the first prototype banks, ... A comparatively more successful attempt was the Bank of Spain established by King Charles III in 1782.
The Bank of Spain Building (Spanish: edificio del Banco de España) is the main headquarters of the Bank of Spain. Located in Madrid , it lies at the crossing of the Calle de Alcalá and the Paseo del Prado .
Commemorative issue -Centennial of Banco de España becoming the only Issuing Bank (1874-1974)-. José Echegaray at right; Bank of Spain in Madrid on the reverse: 17 September 1971 5000: Charles III of Spain at right; Museum of Prado at left center on the reverse: 6 February 1976 200: 120x65: Leopoldo Alas at right: 16 September 1980 500: 129x70
In 1874, the Bank of Spain (Banco de España in Spanish) introduced notes for Pts 25, Pts 50, Pts 100, Pts 500 and Pts 1,000. Except for the Pts 250 notes only issued in 1878, the denominations produced by the Central Bank of Spain did not change until the Civil War, when both the Republicans and Nationalists issued Bank of Spain notes.
This is a list of banks in Spain. Spain has 10 banking groups that are directly supervised by the European Central Bank . As of September 2021, the "big four" in Spain are:
The Bank of Spain had in the 19th century a branch in the city of Pontevedra, located since 1886 in the central house on the west side of Teucro Square, at number 8. Construction work on the new Bank of Spain building in the city began on 1 November 1900. [1] [2] The licence was requested for use as a branch of the Bank of Spain in 1901.
The governor of the Bank of Spain (Spanish: Gobernador del Banco de España) is the head of the Bank of Spain, the central bank of the Kingdom of Spain.The Bank of Spain is integrated in the European System of Central Banks and, as such, the Governor is an ex officio member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.