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1 Boliviano
| Issuer | Banco Potosí |
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| Year | 1887 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark blue and green tones, with the bank title BANCO POTOSÍ in large letters across the top and the legend PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR below. To the left, a classical allegorical female figure is seated beside a safe, rendered in intaglio style within a framed vignette. To the right, a portrait of a bearded gentleman appears in an oval vignette. The central text reads UN BOLIVIANO / EN MONEDA CORRIENTE, with the date Sucre, Enero 1° de 1887 and manuscript signature lines for the Delegado del Gobierno and Director Gerente, beneath a guilloche underprint. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO POTOSÍ PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR À LA VISTA UN BOLIVIANO EN MONEDA CORRIENTE Sucre, Enero 1° de 1887 DELEGADO DEL GOBIERNO P.P. DIRECTOR GERENTE American Bank Note Co. New York |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in monochrome brown-purple tones and centres on a large intaglio vignette of a busy street market scene with figures, a horse, and adobe buildings in the background, framed by an intricate guilloche border with floral and rosette corner ornaments. The bank name BANCO POTOSÍ appears at the top and the denomination UN BOLIVIANO at the bottom, with the printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK along the lower margin. |
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