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10 Bolívares (= 2 Venezolanos)
| Issuer | Estado Guayana |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Reference(s) | P#352 |
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| Obverse lettering | ESTADO GUAYANA 10 No. Serie 10 DIEZ BOLIVARES Vale por DIEZ BOLIVARES amortizables en el diez por ciento de los Ingresos ordinarios del Tesoro del Estado Cd. Bolívar Dicbre. 31 de 1879 EL PRESIDENTE EL TESORERO VALE 2 VENEZOLANOS |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 DIEZ BOLIVARES 10 |
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Estado Guayana was one of several Venezuelan federal states briefly authorized to issue their own paper currency during the late 1870s, a period when the central government's monetary authority was loosely enforced and regional commercial networks operated largely on local credit. The Venezolano was the national unit at the time of printing; the dual denomination marking reflects the transition already underway toward the Bolívar, which replaced it in 1879 under the national monetary reform.
State-level Venezuelan issues from this period survive in tiny numbers. Most circulated hard in remote riverine commerce and were never redeemed through any formal withdrawal.