Catalog
1 Peso
| Issuer | Banco Agrícola Mercantil |
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| Year | 1888 |
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| Size | 139 × 61 mm |
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| Obverse description | Black on orange underprint. At left, a vignette of a seated child with a lyre; at top center, a pastoral vignette of a woman with sheep; at right, a bull's head vignette. Order numbers printed in red. |
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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 1 UNO UN PESO 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 One Peso in minted currency León, Nic. November 6, 1888. American Bank Note Co., New York) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red, with an intricate guilloche lattice covering the entire surface. The large numeral "1" appears twice in mirror symmetry at left and right center, each set within elaborate lathe-work rosette panels. "BANCO" appears at top and "MERCANTIL" at bottom, flanking the central "AGRICOLA" inscription. A circular treasury stamp reading "Tesorería General - Nicaragua" is applied at center. |
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