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1 Peso
| Issuer | Tesorería General de Nicaragua |
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| Year | 1896 |
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| Currency | Peso (1878-1912) |
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| Obverse lettering | TESORERÍA GENERAL Decreto 20 de Marzo de 1896 Pagará al portador y a la vista la cantidad de 1 UNO UN PESO EN MOEDA ACUÑADA ABRIL 1 DE 1896 American Bank Note Co., New York (Translation: General Treasury Decree March 20, 1896 It will pay to the bearer and on sight the amount of One Peso in minted currency April 1, 1896 American Bank Note Co., New York) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red, with an elaborate guilloche lathe-work design incorporating interlocking circular and foliate patterns. "BANCO" at top centre, "AGRÍCOLA" and "MERCANTIL" in arched banners, stylised monogram "M" counters at left and right, "UNO" repeated in corner panels; overprinted in blue with "TESORERÍA GENERAL / NICARAGUA" and a "Registrado" handstamp. |
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The Tesorería General de Nicaragua — the national treasury rather than a central bank — issued these notes during a period when Nicaragua lacked any formal banking institution with reliable note-issuing authority. The American Bank Note Company was the prestige choice for Latin American governments in this period, and the contract reflects Nicaragua's attempt to project fiscal credibility through the quality of the paper itself.
Pick S107 falls within the "S" (Specialized) sequence, indicating regional or quasi-governmental issue rather than a primary national series. Whether these circulated widely or functioned mainly as treasury instruments for internal government transactions remains poorly documented.