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1 Peso - Banco de Quito

Issuer Banco de Quito
Year 1880
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description At left, a vignette engraved in intaglio shows two mounted horsemen with a pack horse against a mountainous Andean landscape. To the right, the bank title "BANCO DE QUITO" appears in bold letterpress within a decorative panel, below which the denomination "VALE UN PESO" is printed in large script. The date "Quito, Enero 2 de 1880" is hand-inscribed across the lower portion, flanked by the serial number in red and the phrase "EN MONEDA CORRIENTE," with two manuscript signatures of bank officials at the bottom.
Obverse lettering Banco de Quito Vale Un Peso en Moneda Corriente Quito, enero 2 de 1880
(Translation: Bank of Quito Worth One Peso in Currency Quito, 2nd of January, 1880)
Reverse description The reverse is printed in brown and composed entirely of intricate guilloche lacework and ornamental rosette patterns arranged symmetrically around a central horizontal band bearing the bank name "BANCO DE QUITO" in bold serif lettering. Large numeral "1" counters appear within oval guilloche frames at each side, and the printer's imprint of the American Bank Note Company is visible at the lower margin.
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