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| Issuer | Banco Solanas y Cía. |
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| Year | 1874 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in brown and black ink, the obverse carries the bank title EL BANCO SOLANAS Y CÍA. in bold letterpress across the upper portion, flanked by ornate monogram cartouches. To the left, an oval intaglio vignette presents a portrait of a young woman in classical dress holding flowers, while a central scenic vignette depicts horsemen in a rural landscape framed by fine guilloche work. The denomination UN PESO BOLIVIANO appears in bold script below, with the place of issue Gualeguay and date Agosto 1° 1874 in manuscript. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO SOLANAS Y CÍA. UN PESO BOLIVIANO Pagará al portador y a la vista UN PESO BOLIVIANO o su equivalente en el tipo de ley Gualeguay Agosto 1° 1874 BANCO SOLANAS Y CÍA. |
| Reverse description | Printed in green and black ink, the reverse is covered by an elaborate lathe-work guilloche pattern across the entire surface. A large central medallion encloses an ornate numeral 1 within a pearl-beaded oval border, flanked by smaller circular guilloche rosettes bearing a stylized monogram. The composition is contained within a finely engraved rectangular border of repeating geometric ornament. |
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