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| Issuer | Banco Central del Paraguay |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| Value | 10 Guaraníes (10 PYG) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DEL PARAGUAY EL BANCO CENTRAL DEL PARAGUAY RECONOCE ESTE BILLETE POR DIEZ GUARANIES REPÚBLICA DEL PARAGUAY ESTE BILLETE TIENE CURSO LEGAL Y FUERZA CANCELATORIA ILIMITADA EN TODO EL TERRITORIO DE LA REPUBLICA (DECRETO LEY No 18 DEL 25 DE MARZO DE 1952). (Translation: Central Bank of Paraguay The Central Bank of Paraguay recognizes this banknote for Ten Guaranies. This banknote has legal tender and unlimited payment status across the territory of the republic (Decree-Law No. 18 of March 25th, 1952).) |
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| Protection description | No watermark. |
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The 1963 series was among the first issues from the Banco Central del Paraguay following its establishment in 1952, replacing the earlier Banco del Paraguay structure as the country moved toward a unified central banking system under Alfredo Stroessner's government. Thomas De La Rue handled the printing throughout this period, a common arrangement for smaller Latin American central banks that lacked domestic intaglio capability.
The catalogued error variant — signatures printed on the reverse rather than the face — is the genuinely collectible item here. Misregistration errors of this type from De La Rue are uncommon enough to warrant separate notation, and P#196 acknowledges it as a distinct variety rather than a damaged example.