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| Issuer | El Banco Español de la Habana |
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| Year | 1872-1883 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of an allegorical female figure, flanked by numeral '3' counters at left and right within ornate lathe-work frames. The issuer's name 'EL BANCO ESPAÑOL DE LA HABANA' is inscribed in bold letterpress across the upper portion, with the denomination 'TRES PESOS' and place of issue 'HABANA' in the lower central panel. A manuscript date and a director's signature appear in the lower section. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO ESPAÑOL DE LA HABANA TRES PESOS HABANA EL DIRECTOR |
| Reverse description | Central vignette illustrating the Landfall of Columbus, set within an elaborate guilloche surround printed in red-pink ink. Numeral '3' counters appear at the left and right within intricately interlaced lathe-work rosettes, repeated across the entire reverse field as an underprint pattern. |
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