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25 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Occidental |
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| Year | 189_ |
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| Value | 25 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a central vignette of a coastal harbour scene with a steamship and sailing vessels set against a volcanic mountain backdrop, executed in fine intaglio engraving. To the right, an oval vignette shows a sailing ship at sea in detailed line engraving, flanked by ornate guilloche borders and numeral 25 counters at each corner. A vertical seal reading REPÚBLICA DEL SALVADOR appears at the left margin, with the bank title BANCO OCCIDENTAL in bold letterpress across the upper register and the denomination legend AL PORTADOR VEINTE Y CINCO PESOS EN MONEDA EFECTIVA centred in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO OCCIDENTAL REPÚBLICA DEL SALVADOR PAGARÁ A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR VEINTE Y CINCO PESOS EN MONEDA EFECTIVA SANTA ANA VEINTE Y CINCO PESOS 25 |
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Banco Occidental was one of several private Colombian departmental banks authorized under the 1880s banking legislation that briefly opened note-issuing privileges to regional institutions. The American Bank Note Company held a near-monopoly on prestige printing for Latin American clients during this period, and Colombian private banks lined up for their services — partly for the security features, partly for the reputational weight the New York imprint carried with a skeptical public.
The "189_" date format, with final digit completed by hand at issuance, was standard ABNC practice for clients ordering plates in advance of multi-year use. Pick 178 is thinly documented in major references, suggesting low survival rates — likely a consequence of Colombia's 1900s banking consolidation, which rendered most departmental paper worthless and unretained.