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| Issuer | Banco Español Filipino |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, United States (1862-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a classical female allegorical figure standing three-quarter length, holding a bouquet of flowers, set against a fine guilloche underprint in yellow-gold. Denomination numeral '10' appears in each corner, with ornate foliate scrollwork framing the design. A circular blue seal of the Banco Español Filipino is positioned to the right of the vignette, accompanied by manuscript signatures of El Director and El Cajero below; the place and date 'Manila, P.I., 1.o Enero, 1908' are inscribed in the upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO ESPAÑOL FILIPINO PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR DIEZ PESOS MANILA, P.I. 1.o Enero, 1908 EL DIRECTOR EL TENEDOR DE LIBROS EL CAJERO (Translation: The Spanish-Filipino Bank will pay the bearer ten pesos, Manila, Philippine Islands, 1st January 1908) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in brown, the reverse presents a bold central text panel within an elaborate guilloche border, with the denomination numeral '10' in ornate cartouches at each corner decorated with floral and foliate motifs. A scalloped medallion at the lower centre repeats the denomination. The overall design is typographic in character, with no pictorial vignette. |
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