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1000 Pesos
| Issuer | El Banco Español de la Habana |
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| Year | 186x |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a seated female allegorical figure holding a cornucopia before an industrial harbor scene, flanked by two large guilloche medallions bearing the denomination 1000. The issuing branch inscription LA SUCURSAL EN SAGUA LA GRANDE DE EL BANCO ESPAÑOL DE LA HABANA arches in bold intaglio lettering across the centre. Lateral stub panels carry serial number fields; green guilloche underprint throughout. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO ESPAÑOL DE LA HABANA / SUCURSAL DE SAGUA LA GRANDE / LA SUCURSAL EN SAGUA LA GRANDE / DE EL BANCO ESPAÑOL / DE LA HABANA / a la presentacion de este billete pagará al portador MIL pesos fuertes en efectivo / SAGUA LA GRANDE / El Director / El Administrador / El Cajero / Número de orden ó de emision / Número de la toma de razon / Serie |
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El Banco Español de la Habana was the dominant commercial bank in colonial Cuba, operating under Spanish authority and closely tied to the island's plantation economy — including, for much of this period, the slave trade that underpinned it. A 1,000 peso denomination was not a note that circulated through markets or wage transactions; at this value it moved between merchants, planters, and the colonial administration.
The National Bank Note Company engraved and printed this series in New York — a routine arrangement for Latin American and Caribbean issuers who lacked domestic printing infrastructure of comparable quality. The "186x" date range reflects incomplete issuance records; specific dates within the decade remain unconfirmed across the series.