Catalog
1 Peso
| Issuer | El Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1895-1915 |
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| Currency | Peso (1894-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue-grey intaglio on pale stock. The bank title "EL BANCO DE GUATEMALA" spans the upper border, flanked by numeral-1 counters and ornate scrollwork, with two opposing steam locomotive vignettes set within landscape panels. A central oval carries an anchor and quetzal bird motif within a laurel wreath, above the bold denomination panel "UN PESO" and the promise clause "PAGARÁ A PORTADOR EN MONEDA EFECTIVA"; the lower register bears the printed place and date, red serial numbers at left and right, three manuscript signatures, and the printer's imprint. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in brown on cream stock, the reverse is built around a central guilloche panel bearing "UN PESO" in large capitals, with "EL BANCO DE" at the top and "GUATEMALA" at the base, each within ornate letterpress cartouches. Intricately engraved floral rosettes occupy the left and right fields, and numeral-1 counters anchor both lateral edges, producing a balanced, symmetrical security composition. |
| Reverse lettering | EL BANCO DE UN PESO GUATEMALA Compañía Internacional de Billetes de Banco |
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