| Issuer | Paraguay |
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| Year | 1889 |
| Type | Local banknote |
| Value | 2 Pesos |
| Currency | Peso (1856-1944) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 150 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#S162 |
| Obverse description | Black on green underprint. Portrait of H. Ponzini at left; cherub at center left; Coat of Arms at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DEL PARAGUAY EL BANCO DEL PARAGUAY Y RIO DE LA PLATA LEY DE 25 DE JUNIO DE 1889. PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Y Á LA VISTA DOS 2 DOS DOS PESOS FUERTES en moneda de oro ó plata sellada de curso legal. ASUNCIÓN, 26 de DECIEMBRE DE 1889. (Translation: Republic of Paraguay The Bank of Paraguay and Silver River Law of June 25th., 1889. Will pay to bearer, at sight, Two Pesos Fuertes in coins of gold or sealed silver, of legal tender. Asunción, December 26th., 1889.) |
| Reverse description | Dark blue. Bank name and value, with guilloches. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DEL PARAGUAY 2 DOS PESOS FUERTES Y RIO DE LA PLATA (Translation: Bank of Paraguay and Silver River Two Pesos Fuertes.) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | No watermark. |
| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 3885063580 |
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