Catálogo
1 Peso
| Emisor | Banco de Occidente, Sucursal de Guatemala |
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| Año | 1894 |
| Tipo | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Valor | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Moneda | Peso (1894-1924) |
| Composición | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Tamaño | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Forma | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Impresor | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Diseñador(es) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Grabador(es) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| En circulación hasta | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Referencia(s) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción del anverso | The obverse is dominated by the large bold text 'Banco de Occidente' across the upper portion, with the branch inscription 'La Sucursal Guatemala del' above and 'En Quezaltenango' to the right. A central vignette presents an allegorical seated female figure amid barrels and maritime elements, flanked by the denomination numeral '1' on the right within a decorative panel where a quetzal bird is visible. The Guatemalan coat of arms appears as a circular vignette at the lower left, with the promise text 'Pagará al portador UN PESO en moneda efectiva y a la presentación' printed across the lower central field. |
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| Leyenda del anverso | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción del reverso | The reverse is printed in a single dark ink with an intricate guilloche pattern composed of five large ornate rosette medallions arranged symmetrically, each containing the numeral '1', set against a densely engraved lathe-work background. The bank name 'BANCO DE OCCIDENTE' is inscribed at the top and 'OCCIDENTE' is repeated at the bottom within the decorative border. A rectangular red overprint stamp reading 'DINERO ENCANTADO AGUAVILL' is applied diagonally across the centre of the note. |
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| Firma(s) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Tipo de protección | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción de la protección | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Variantes | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Comentarios |
The Banco de Occidente was a Colombian-chartered institution that operated branches across Central America in the late nineteenth century, issuing its own notes where local banking infrastructure was thin. The Guatemala branch had limited authorization to circulate paper, and denominations at this level were workhorses of daily commerce rather than reserve instruments — meaning genuine survivors with any honest wear are harder to find than the higher values, which saw proportionally less handling.
ABNC plates from this period were frequently recycled across multiple Latin American clients with only the overprinted or engraved text distinguishing one issuer from another. Worth examining closely for any plate letter or series designator that might establish which print run this came from.