Catalog
2 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Occidental |
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| Year | 1913-1918 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper with an elaborate guilloche border. Central vignette shows a horseman in a wide-brimmed hat on a rearing horse, set against a landscape with mountains and a church tower; the denomination numeral '2' appears in ornate rosette panels at left and right. The bank title 'EL BANCO OCCIDENTAL' is inscribed in a curved banner at top, with 'REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR' along the uppermost border, and the date 'SAN SALVADOR, JULIO DE 1918' at lower right; three manuscript signature lines with printed role designations (Gerente, Presidente, Cajero) appear at the bottom, above the printer's imprint. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in dark red-brown on white paper with a symmetrical guilloche framework and ornate scroll borders. The central vignette presents a winged allegorical female head with a radiate crown, rendered in fine intaglio line work. The inscription 'BANCO OCCIDENTAL' arcs above the vignette, 'DOS PESOS' appears on either side within the design, and 'REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR' is lettered along the lower border; the denomination numeral '2' is repeated in the four corner panels, and the printer's imprint appears at the bottom. |
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Banco Occidental was one of several provincial Colombian banks operating under the 1905 banking reform framework that allowed departmental institutions to issue their own notes — a privilege that was steadily eroded as Bogotá moved toward centralized monetary control in the 1920s. The bank was headquartered in Cali and served the Cauca Valley commercial corridor.
New York Bank Note Company handled a substantial share of Latin American provincial printing during this period, often producing plates that outlasted the issuing institutions themselves. The 1913–1918 date range here reflects authorized issue windows rather than confirmed print runs at either end.