Catalog
25 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Salvadoreño |
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| Year | 1893-1919 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Executed entirely in dark blue intaglio, the reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche medallion bearing the text EL BANCO in a curved banner, surrounded by intricate lathe-work rosettes and floral ornaments. The denomination numeral 25 appears in bold guilloche panels at left and right, with the issuer's name SALVADOREÑO inscribed in a straight cartouche along the lower margin. The printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK runs in small type at the very bottom. |
| Reverse lettering | EL BANCO SALVADOREÑO 25 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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Banco Salvadoreño was one of several private commercial banks that issued their own currency in El Salvador during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, before the government moved to consolidate note-issuing authority. The overlap in this note's date range — spanning nearly three decades — reflects that period of plural banking, where multiple institutions circulated competing paper simultaneously, and redemption enforcement was inconsistent at best.
The American Bank Note Company's involvement was typical of Latin American private bank contracts of the period; ABNC held relationships with dozens of regional issuers and produced plates that could be adapted across multiple denominations with minimal redesign cost. The 25 Peso denomination sits at an awkward value within the Salvadoreño series, suggesting it served a specific commercial rather than retail function.