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| Issuer | Banco del Comercio, Gualeguay |
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| Year | 1869 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries the bold heading "EL BANCO DEL COMERCIO" across the upper portion, with a vertical panel along the left edge reading "BANCO DEL COMERCIO". To the left, a vignette depicts a mounted horseman, while to the right a second vignette shows a reclining animal figure. The note bears a handwritten serial number, the place of issue "GUALEGUAY", the date, and the promise to pay inscription "PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Y A LA VISTA / VEINTE PESOS BOLIVIANOS", with manuscript signatures below and the denomination "20 Pesos B." at upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DEL COMERCIO VEINTE PESOS BOLIVIANOS BANCO DEL COMERCIO VEINTE PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Y A LA VISTA GUALEGUAY 20 Pesos B. Por el Banco: |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a single blue-grey tone and centres on a large oval vignette enclosing an allegorical group of three standing figures, likely representing Commerce or the Republic. Flanking the central vignette are two oval counters each bearing the numeral "20". The denomination "VEINTE PESOS" is inscribed both at the top and bottom of the note, with the number "90" appearing at the upper right and lower right corners. |
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