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10 Pesos Silver Certificate Issue
| Issuer | General Treasury of the Republic |
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| Year | 1934-1948 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, printed in black and brown on a guilloche underprint. The red seal of the General Treasury appears to the left, with red serial numbers completing the face. The overall layout follows the large-format certificate style typical of BEP-produced Latin American issues of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA DIEZ 10 PESOS CARLOS MANUEL DE CÉSPEDES ESTE CERTIFICADO, CUYO VALOR EN PLATA ACUÑADA ESTÁ DEPOSITADO EN LA TESORERÍA GENERAL DE LA REPÚBLICA, SERÁ ACEPTADO SIN LIMITACIÓN DE PAGO DE LOS IMPUESTOS DEL ESTADO LA PROVINCIA Y EL MUNICIPIO CERTIFICADO DE PLATA (Translation: Republic of Cuba Ten 10 Pesos Carlos Manuel de Céspedes This certificate, whose value in minted silver is deposited in the General Treasury of the Republic, will be accepted without limitation in payment of taxes of the State, the Province and the Municipality. Silver Certificate) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in brown, centered on a finely engraved vignette of the Cuban coat of arms set within an ornate diamond-shaped guilloche frame, flanked by large oval panels bearing the denomination DIEZ PESOS in curved lettering. Numeral 10 appears in each corner, and a multi-line redemption legend in Spanish is set in a decorative panel at the foot of the note, with the printer's imprint UNITED STATES BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING below. |
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