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10 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Agrícola Comercial |
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| Year | 1922 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO AGRÍCOLA COMERCIAL PAGARÁ A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR DIEZ COLONES EN MONEDA AGUÑADA DE ORO San Salvador GERENTE INJECTOR CAJERO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black with a central portrait medallion of Christopher Columbus in three-quarter view, surrounded by an intricate guilloche ring bearing the circular inscription 'BANCO AGRÍCOLA COMERCIAL'. Large ornate counter panels bearing the numeral '10' in bold intaglio script flank the central medallion on either side, all set within an elaborately engraved border framework. The imprint of the American Bank Note Company appears at the bottom center. |
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The Banco Agrícola Comercial was one of El Salvador's three major private issuing banks operating before the government consolidated currency authority under the Banco Central de Reserva in 1934. This 1922 note predates that nationalization by over a decade, placing it firmly in the era of competitive private issuance when each bank printed and backed its own circulating paper.
ABNC produced this series from its New York facilities — the company's work for Central American clients during the 1920s was technically accomplished, with detailed intaglio printing typical of their export contracts.