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1 Peso Banco de Occidente en Quezaltenango
| Issuer | Banco de Occidente en Quezaltenango |
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| Year | 1880-1914 |
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| Value | 1 Peso |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress on multicolour guilloche underprint. Central vignette portrays two allegorical female figures representing Commerce and Agriculture seated to the left, flanked by the Guatemalan coat of arms at left and an overprinted quetzal bird vignette at right. The issuer title arches across the top, with the denomination expressed in words at upper left and centre and in numerals and letters at lower left and right; two seven-digit serial numbers in red appear at left and right of centre, three manuscript signatures with printed titles are positioned across the lower portion, and the place and date of issue appear above centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | Banco de Occidente EN QUEZALTENANGO UNO Quezaltenango 1° de Agosto de 1914 REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA LIBERTAD 15 DE SET. DE 1821. 1278126 Pagará al portador UN PESO en moneda efectiva Y Á LA PRESENTACION 1 UNO 1 PESO 1 DIRECTOR JERENTE American Bank Note Co. New York (Translation: Bank of Occident at Quezaltenango Quezaltenango, August 1st., 1914 Republic of Guatemala, Liberty September 15th., 1821 Will pay to bearer one Peso in cash money and on presentation. Director, Manager) |
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The Banco de Occidente en Quezaltenango was one of several private regional banks operating in Guatemala before the government of Manuel Estrada Cabrera moved to nationalize and consolidate the country's banking system in the early twentieth century. The bank's base in Quezaltenango — Guatemala's second city and the commercial hub of the western highlands — gave it a distinct regional identity separate from the capital-based institutions that eventually absorbed it.
The American Bank Note Company produced this series across a span of decades, which accounts for the wide date range. Notes from the earlier issues within that window tend to be significantly scarcer than later printings.