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| Issuer | Comite Bancario de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Currency | Peso (1869-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper with a red serial number underprint. The central vignette presents two allegorical female figures flanking the Guatemalan coat of arms, rendered in fine engraving. The issuer's title 'COMITE BANCARIO DE GUATEMALA' arches across the upper portion, with the denomination numeral '25' at left and right; flanking side vignettes show a sailing vessel at left and a steam locomotive at right, with the text 'Vale por VEINTICINCO PESOS de recibo en todas las oficinas de recaudacion i pago de la Nacion' inscribed across the lower central field. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in red-brown on white paper, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche rosette at center bearing the inscription 'VEINTICINCO PESOS' within an oval cartouche, flanked by the large numeral '25' on each side. The issuer's name 'COMITE BANCARIO' arches at the top and 'DE GUATEMALA' curves along the lower border, all set within an intricate geometric lathe-work frame with ornamental corner devices. |
| Reverse lettering | COMITE BANCARIO DE GUATEMALA 25 VEINTICINCO PESOS |
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