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| Issuer | Banco de Circulación y Descuento de Manuel Antonio de Luzarraga |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on brown underprint. A large spread-eagle vignette occupies the center, wings fully extended, perched on a ribbon banner inscribed CUATRO / CUATRO. Denomination numeral 4 appears at all four corners within ornate lathework medallions, with the issuer title arched across the top and CUATRO PESOS in bold letterpress at center below. |
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| Obverse lettering | Banco de circulación y descuento de MANUEL ANTONIO DE LUZARRAGA GUAYAQUIL CUATRO PESOS |
| Reverse description | Uninked back showing the blind impression of the obverse intaglio design in mirror image through the paper, with the eagle and text readable in reverse. The border guilloche and corner medallions with numeral 4 are faintly visible. Four cancellation punch holes are present along the lower margin. |
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