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| Issuer | Banco Anglo-Peruano |
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| Year | 1875 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Red-orange and dark brown note with an ornate guilloche border running the full perimeter. The bank title 'El Banco Anglo-Peruano' appears in large script lettering across the upper centre, below which the promise text 'pagará a la vista y al portador' is inscribed in cursive. Large numeral '40' vignettes appear at left and right within oval guilloche frames, flanking the central denomination panel 'Cuarenta Centavos' in bold letterpress; the issuance line reads 'Lima é Iquique, Julio 1° de 1875' with two manuscript Directors' signatures above the printed serial number. |
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| Obverse lettering | El Banco Anglo-Peruano PAGARA a la vista y al portador Cuarenta Centavos en moneda corriente Lima é Iquique, Julio 1° de 1875 DIRECTORES CUARENTA CENTAVOS 40 |
| Reverse description | Printed in red-orange, the reverse centres on two large heraldic vignettes side by side: at left, the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom with quartered lions and harp, and at right, the Peruvian coat of arms with its characteristic cornucopia and laurel wreath supporters. The bank name 'BANCO ANGLO-PERUANO' is inscribed in bold Roman capitals along the top, and 'CUARENTA CENTAVOS' appears in a straight legend at the foot; numeral '40' counters occupy the far left and right margins. |
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