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1 Peso Boliviano

Issuer Banco Solanas y Cía.
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.
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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