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10 Pesos
| Issuer | El Banco Español de la Habana |
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| Year | 186x |
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| Value | 10 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Sucursal en Sagua la Grande branch issue. Central vignette of a reclining allegorical female figure with a harbour and industrial scene in the background, flanked by two guilloche medallions bearing the numeral '10'. Bold intaglio bank name lettering in Spanish beneath, with manuscript signature lines for El Director, El Administrador, and El Cajero. Wide ornamental green guilloche side panels with handwritten registry fields. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO ESPAÑOL DE LA HABANA / SUCURSAL EN SAGUA LA GRANDE / EL BANCO ESPAÑOL DE LA HABANA / DIEZ pesos fuertes en plata / a la presentación de este billete pagará al portador / El Director / El Administrador / El Cajero / Número de orden o de emisión / Número de la toma de razon / Serie 1ª / SAGUA LA GRANDE / Compañía Nacional de Billetes de Banco Nueva York |
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El Banco Español de la Habana was the dominant commercial bank in colonial Cuba, operating under Spanish crown charter and handling much of the island's trade finance. Commissioning its notes from the National Bank Note Company in New York was a straightforward commercial decision — NBNC was producing high-quality security printing for dozens of institutions across the Americas at the time, and proximity to Havana made New York a practical choice regardless of any political awkwardness in sourcing from a foreign press.
The "186x" dating indicates the year's final digit was completed by hand at issuance, a common practice for series printed in advance across multiple years.