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5 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Agrícola Mercantil |
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| Year | 1888 |
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| Value | 5 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Black on yellow-green and brown underprint, with a seated female allegory of Industry at left and an agricultural farm scene vignette at center. Order numbers printed in red. The note bears the full institutional title and founding details of the Banco Agrícola Mercantil, established by Leonardo Lacayo in 1888, with the date and place of issue inscribed as León, Nicaragua, November 6, 1888. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO FUNDADO POR LEONARDO LACAYO EM 1888 EL BANCO AGRICOLA MERCANTIL Pagará al portador y a la vista la cantidad de 5 CINCO PESOS V EN MOEDA ACUÑADA León, Nic. Nov. 6 de 1888. American Bank Note Co., New York (Translation: Bank founded by Leonardo Lacayo in 1888 The Mercantile Agricultural Bank It will pay to the bearer and on sight the amount of Five Pesos in minted currency León, Nic. November 6, 1888. American Bank Note Co., New York) |
| Reverse description | Printed in brown, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche framework of interlocking scrollwork, rosettes, and lathe-work patterns filling the entire field. A large numeral "5" is set within a central guilloche panel, with the bank name "BANCO AGRICOLA-MERCANTIL" inscribed in a banner below and "BANCO" lettered at the top; the imprint of the American Bank Note Company, New York appears at the foot. |
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