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Cinco Pesos
| Issuer | The Nitrate Railways Company Limited |
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| Year | 1891 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Blue and black letterpress printing on plain paper. A central vignette of a reversible locomotive is flanked by the face value numeral at right and a company monogram at lower left; the issuer's name runs across the top, the denomination in letters appears below centre, and a black-overprinted serial number is applied at upper left. The place and issue date are set at the foot of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | The Nitrate Railways Company Limited Señor Cajero del Ferrocarril Sírvase pagar al portador CINCO PESOS Iquique 1° de Mayo de 1891 (Translation: The Nitrate Railways Company Limited Mr. Railways cashier, please pay to the bearer five Pesos Iquique, May 1st., 1891.) |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted paper, heavily aged to a golden-brown tone, with a diagonal blue ink stamp applied across the centre and a circular stain to the left, consistent with a cancellation or validation mark applied in circulation. |
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