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| Issuer | El Banco de Guanajuato |
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| Year | 1912-1914 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue intaglio-printed note with an elaborate guilloche underprint in the centre bearing a large numeral '2' within an ornate floral medallion. To the right, a classical allegorical female figure seated with laurel branches and a lion, executed in fine line engraving by the American Bank Note Company. The bank title 'El Banco de Guanajuato' runs across the upper portion, with red serial numbers printed twice and three manuscript signatures along the lower margin above the denomination tablet 'Dos Pesos'. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in dark blue, the reverse centres on an oval vignette enclosing the coat of arms of Guanajuato, surmounted by a crown and flanked by elaborate guilloche scrollwork. Symmetrical numeral '2' counters appear at left and right within lobed floral medallions matching the obverse underprint design. The imprint 'American Bank Note Company, New York' appears at the foot of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | Banco de Guanajuato 2 Pesos (Translation: Bank of Guanajuato 2 Pesos) |
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