Spain Ateneo Mercantil de Valencia 6.75% Bond for 1000 pesetas Valencia 1957
# 1006; Multicolour, green, bottom uneven because of coupons cut, superb design with view of the Exposition Regional Valencia by Valencian artist Vicente Clement.The image represents Commerce offering a crown of laurels to Agriculture, Science, and Fine Arts. The upper section shows the coats of arms of the three Valencian provinces over glazed tiles. The lower area shows those of the Commission Office and the Commercial Athenaeum of Valencia, with the Senyera, the banner with red stripes on a yellow ground with a crown on a blue background. It was the flag of the old Kingdom of Valencia that formed part of the crown of Aragon and is the current flag of the Autonomous Community of Valencia. Behind the figure of Commerce stands a statue of the winged victory. In the background is the calm sea; at the bottom, the sign announcing the exhibition over a glazed-tile background; XF