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1 Peso
| Issuer | Banco de Marquez |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black and ochre tones on light paper. To the left, an intaglio vignette portrays a seated shepherdess with a lamb, enclosed in an oval frame; to the right, a finely engraved portrait of an elderly gentleman in formal attire. The central panel carries the bank title EL BANCO DE MARQUEZ in bold lettering, with the denomination UN PESO EN MONEDA CORRIENTE below, and the legend Pagaré al portador á la vista above; serial numbers appear in red at upper left and right, with the imprint of the American Bank Note Co., New York at the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE MARQUEZ Pagaré al portador á la vista UN PESO EN MONEDA CORRIENTE Barranquilla EL PRESIDENTE DEL BANCO DIRECTOR GERENTE DIRECTOR No. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a single brown tone and is dominated by an elaborate guilloche border with ornamental corner medallions bearing the numeral 1. The central area carries a handwritten validation text in Spanish referencing a government decree dated 30 de Octubre de 1893 and a Bogotá date of 1899, above the manuscript signature of the Ministro del Tesoro and additional signatories identified as Miembros de la Junta de Emisión. A large manuscript countersignature traverses the center of the note. |
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