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200 Pesos Fuertes Oficina de Cambios
| Issuer | Oficina de Cambios del Paraguay |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Printed in orange, the reverse carries an allegorical female head vignette at left and the Paraguayan Coat of Arms — rendered as a star surrounded by flags — at right. The denomination numeral and country name are set in bold lettering across the design. |
| Reverse lettering | REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY 200 (Translation: Republic of Paraguay) |
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The Oficina de Cambios del Paraguay was a state exchange office rather than a central bank, created to manage the chronic currency instability that plagued Paraguay through the early twentieth century. Notes issued under this authority circulated alongside Banco de la República paper, creating persistent public confusion about relative values. The five known signature combinations on P#153 — all retaining Moreschi in the first position — indicate extended use across multiple administrations, with Justo Pastor Benítez later becoming one of Paraguay's more prominent diplomatic figures.
The ABNC plate is reused across several Paraguayan issues of this period, making signature and series verification the primary means of precise attribution.