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1 Peso Banco de Valparaiso
| Issuer | Banco de Valparaiso |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Black on orange guilloche underprint. Central vignette shows the Banco de Valparaiso building in intaglio engraving, flanked by ornate numeral "1" medallions at left and right. The denomination "UN PESO MONEDA CORRIENTE" appears to the right in a decorative panel, with the issuing bank's title across the top and handwritten date and serial number at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE VALPARAISO Pagará al portador á la vista en Valparaíso UN PESO MONEDA CORRIENTE Valparaiso, Enero 3 de 1876. (Translation: The Bank of Valparaiso Will pay to bearer at sight in Valparaiso One Peso in currency Valparaiso, January 3, 1876.) |
| Reverse description | Printed in green. Central vignette portrays Mercury seated atop a globe, rendered in fine intaglio engraving, surrounded by an intricate guilloche border. Large script numeral "1" panels appear at left and right, with the bank title arched above and the republic name and printer's imprint below. |
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