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5 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Occidental |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Reference(s) | P#194A |
| Obverse description | Blue and multicolour note with the bank title BANCO OCCIDENTAL in large letters across the top. A central vignette to the right shows an allegorical group of two figures in classical style, with guilloche underprint surrounding a numeral 5 cartouche to the left. Serial numbers are printed as 000000 in two positions, with SERIE A appearing at upper left and upper right. The lower portion bears the place and date inscription SAN SALVADOR 1° DE MAYO DE 1920 and the denomination CINCO COLONES in bold letters, flanked by signature lines for Gerente, Presidente, and Cajero. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse is dominated by a central circular vignette containing a right-facing portrait bust of a historical figure, surrounded by an ornate lathe-work frame. The bank name BANCO OCCIDENTAL is arranged in two lines above the portrait within the central medallion. Numeral 5 counters appear at upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right corners within an elaborate guilloche border. The printer imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY appears at the bottom margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO OCCIDENTAL 5 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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