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500 Colones
| Uitgever | Banco Occidental |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1925 |
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| Waarde | 500 Colones |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse is dominated by a central allegorical vignette of two reclining figures in a classical composition, rendered in fine intaglio engraving in blue-grey tones against an elaborate guilloche underprint. The bank title BANCO OCCIDENTAL appears in large letterpress at the top, with the denomination 500 repeated in each corner within ornate panels; the legend QUINIENTOS COLONES EN MONEDA JORNADA DE ORO is inscribed in a panel at the lower centre, accompanied by the date San Salvador 1° de Enero de 1925. Two manuscript signatures of bank officials appear across the lower portion of the note, with the series letter A and serial number fields positioned at upper left and right. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | BANCO OCCIDENTAL NO. SERIE A PAGARÁ A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR 500 QUIENTOS COLONES EN MONEDA JORNADA DE ORO San Salvador 1° de Enero de 1925 GERENTE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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| Opmerkingen |
Banco Occidental was one of several private Guatemalan banks of issue that lost their note-issuing privileges when the Caja Reguladora was established in 1924 and the government moved to centralize currency control. A 500 Colones denomination from a private Guatemalan bank in 1925 is a significant face value — this was not everyday commerce paper.
The American Bank Note Company produced the plates in New York, their standard arrangement for Central American private banks throughout this period. Whether these notes actually circulated in meaningful quantities after 1924 is uncertain; the timing suggests they may have been printed against existing contracts just as the issuing authority was losing its right to put them into use.