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10 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco López |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Value | 10 Pesos |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a single dark tone on plain paper, with a central rectangular text panel surrounded by guilloche border work and numeral '10' counters at each side. The text panel contains the amortization and interest terms of the cédula hipotecaria, with the issuer's name 'BANCO LOPEZ' inscribed at the top, the place and date 'Bogota, Mayo 1919' at the foot of the text panel, and signature lines for 'El Presidente' and 'El Secretario'. The lower margin repeats '10 DIEZ PESOS 10', the printer's imprint 'American Bank Note Company', and 'MONEDA LEGAL'. |
| Reverse lettering | CEDULA HIPOTECARIA BANCO LOPEZ ESTA CEDULA ES AMORTIZABLE POR SORTEOS ANUALES EN EL CURSO DE DIEZ ANOS. GANA INTERES DE CUATRO POR CIENTO ANUAL PAGADERO A SU AMORTIZACION. EL PRESIDENTE EL SECRETARIO Bogota, Mayo 1919 10 DIEZ PESOS 10 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY MONEDA LEGAL |
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Banco López was a private commercial bank operating out of Asunción, and its note-issuing activity places it squarely within Paraguay's era of privately chartered banking that persisted until the Banco de la República absorbed most monetary functions through the 1920s. The American Bank Note Company supplied a large share of Latin American private bank paper during this period, and the quality of engraving and cotton stock they provided often exceeded what state institutions in the region could commission locally.
The S-prefix in the Pick reference indicates semi-official or private issue status — not a government obligation, but accepted in commercial transactions where Banco López had sufficient local standing.