Catalog
1 Peso
| Issuer | Banco Internacional de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1879-1899 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black on white intaglio-printed note with the bank title EL BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE GUATEMALA in bold letterpress across the top border. The central vignette presents the Guatemalan coat of arms flanked by crossed flags, encircled by the bank's oval seal, with the denomination UN PESO in large gothic lettering above. Manuscript date GUATEMALA, Octubre 8 de 1897 appears at lower left alongside printed director and gerente signature lines, with serial numbers in the left and right margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE GUATEMALA UN PESO pagará al portador en moneda efectiva GUATEMALA Octubre 8 DE 1897 DIRECTORES GERENTE |
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The Banco Internacional de Guatemala was one of several private commercial banks that held note-issuing privileges in Guatemala during the late nineteenth century, before the government moved to consolidate currency authority. American Bank Note Company in New York supplied the majority of Latin American private bank issues during this period, and the Internacional's notes follow that pattern — competently engraved, printed on quality cotton stock, and shipped south for local authorization and signature.
The twenty-year date range on this series reflects the bank's sustained operation rather than a single print run; individual notes within P#S151 vary by manuscript date, signatures, and sometimes series letter, making precise dating dependent on those handwritten elements.