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| Issuer | El Banco de Guanajuato |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Dark green and yellow-green intaglio print on a fine guilloche underprint. The bank title 'El Banco de Guanajuato' arches across the upper portion within a decorative cartouche, above the denomination 'Diez Pesos' in a central ornate frame. To the right, a classical allegorical female figure in robes stands beside a shield bearing the Mexican eagle, inscribed 'Patria'; the lower centre carries the place and date inscription 'Guanajuato, 1o de Junio de 1914', with three manuscript signatures for the Interventor del Gobierno, Gerente, and Consejero below. |
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| Obverse lettering | El Banco de Guanajuato pagará 10 pesos a la vista al portador en efectivo Guanajuato, 1o de Junio de 1914 Interventor del Gobierno Gerente Consejero (Translation: The Bank of Guanajuato will pay ten pesos to the bearer with cash / Guanajuato, 1st of June 1914 / Government Inspector / Manager / Councillor) |
| Reverse description | Printed in dark green on a pale ground, the reverse is dominated by a large central circular vignette containing the Mexican national eagle coat of arms, encircled by the legend 'El Banco de Guanajuato'. Elaborate guilloche lathe-work panels flank the centre on left and right, each containing a large numeral '10', with the denomination numeral repeated in each corner. The printer's imprint 'Bouligny & Schmidt Sucr. Mexico' appears along the lower margin. |
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