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1 Doblón 10 Pesos - Banco Montevideano
| Issuer | Banco Montevideano |
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| Year | 1865 |
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| Value | 1 Doblón = 10 Pesos (10 UYP) |
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| Obverse lettering | UN DOBLON EL BANCO MONTEVIDEANO Nº 028184 UN DOBLON PRIMERA SERIE Pagará al portador y a la vista UN DOBLON DE ORO sellado ó su equivalente en la misma especie con arreglo a la Ley Por el Banco El Contador El Gerente Montevideo, 1 de Agosto de 1865 Litogr. Wiegeland Montevideo (Translation: One Doblón The Montevidean Bank Nº 028184 One Doblón First Series Will pay to the bearer and at sight One sealed Golden Doblón or its equivalent in the same species accordingly to the Law By the Bank The Accountant The Manager Montevideo, August 1st, 1865) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse with the face value expressed as the numeral '1' at center, flanked by the denomination in full lettering, and the same denomination inscription repeated in each of the four corners. |
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The Banco Montevideano was one of several private commercial banks chartered in Uruguay during the 1860s banking boom, operating under a liberal emissions framework that allowed institutions to issue their own notes without strict central oversight. This note's dual denomination — 1 Doblón and 10 Pesos simultaneously — reflects the currency confusion of the period, when the doubloon remained a meaningful unit of account alongside the peso for commercial transactions.
Printing by Litografía Wiegeland in Montevideo is notable. Most Uruguayan private bank paper of this era was contracted abroad, typically to British or French houses. A locally produced emission at this date is genuinely uncommon, and the lithographic quality reflects the limitations of what was available in-country.