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10 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Español de la Habana |
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| Year | 1881 (1872-1892) |
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| Value | 10 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black, green, and dark red, the obverse carries a central agricultural vignette with cultivated fields and palm trees in the background, alongside a female allegorical figure holding tobacco leaves and resting against a beehive, symbolizing Cuban agricultural industry. The denomination and issuing authority appear in letterpress text within a formal typographic layout. The date of issue, Habana, 21 de Marzo 1881, is printed in the lower portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 EL BANCO ESPAÑOL DE LA HABANA á la presentación de este billete pagará al portador DIEZ PESOS fuertes en efectivo. Habana, 21 de Marzo 1881 (Translation: The Spanish Bank of Havana Upon presentation of this note, the bearer will be paid Ten Pesos fuertes in cash. Havana, March 21, 1881.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, left entirely blank on plain paper, with age-toning and foxing visible across the surface consistent with the note's period of circulation. |
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