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5 Pesos
| Issuer | Tesoro Nacional de Nicaragua (National Treasury of Nicaragua) |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Value | 5 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on tan and purple underprint, with a steam locomotive vignette at left and a portrait of President José Santos Zelaya at center right. The date "1º de Enero de 1908" and the issuing authority "REPÚBLICA DE NICARAGUA" appear in the upper legend, with the denomination stated in text below. The printer's imprint of Waterlow Bros. & Layton Limited, Londres, appears at the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE NICARAGUA 1º de Enero de 1908 VALE POR CINCO PESOS que el Tesoro Nacional recibirá en calidad de moneda de curso legal. Waterlow Bro. & Layton Limited Londres, Inglaterra (Translation: Republic of Nicaragua January 1st., 1908 Value of Five Pesos Which The Nacional Treasury will receive as legal currency. Waterlow Bro. & Layton Limited London, England) |
| Reverse description | Printed in orange, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche rosette centering a large numeral "5" flanked by the denomination text "PESOS" on either side, occupying the left and central portions of the note. To the right, the Nicaraguan Coat of Arms is set within an ornate oval frame inscribed "TESORO NACIONAL" and "REPÚBLICA DE NICARAGUA". The watermark text "REP. DE NICARAGUA" is visible across the lower central area of the note. The printer's imprint appears at the lower margin. |
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