| Issuer | Paraguay |
| 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. |
| Reverse description | Dark blue. Bank name and value, with guilloches. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | No watermark. |
| 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 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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| Catalog ID | 3885063580 |
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