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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Estado Soberano de Bolívar |
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| Year | 1877 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Dark intaglio-printed note with a bearded male portrait vignette at the lower left, set within an oval frame. The upper portion bears the bold inscription ESTADO SOBERANO DE BOLIVAR with the denomination DIEZ CENTAVOS in a central cartouche, flanked by ornate guilloche scrollwork and corner medallions. A manuscript promise-to-pay text in Spanish reads 'El Tesoro del Estado pagará al portador a la vista Diez Centavos en efectivo, Cartagena, Marzo de 1877', with signature lines for El Presidente del Estado and El Secretario Jeneral below. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in blue-green ink, the reverse is dominated by a large central octagonal guilloche medallion enclosing a text panel, flanked on each side by bold numeral '10' counters within ornate frames. The upper margin repeats ESTADO SOBERANO DE BOLIVAR, while the lower margin carries the repeated legend UN REAL on both sides. The printer's imprint COLUMBIAN BANK NOTE CO. WASHINGTON D.C. appears at the foot of the note. |
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| Signature(s) | Rafael Nuñez and Benjamín Noguera |
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