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40 Centavos Banco de Arequipa
| Issuer | Banco de Arequipa |
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| Year | 1874 |
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| Size | 102 × 61 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the bank title "El Banco de Arequipa" at the top, with a promise-to-pay text reading "Pagará à la vista cuarenta centavos al portador en moneda corriente" followed by the place and date fields "Arequipa, ... de ....... de 18XX". The denomination "40 CENTAVOS" appears in large numerals, framed within an elaborate guilloche border typical of National Bank Note Company engraving. The printer's imprint "Compañia Nacional de Billetes de Banco, Nueva York" appears at the foot of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large bold numeral "40" at centre, flanked symmetrically by the word "CUARENTA" in curved lettering on either side, all set against a fine lathe-work guilloche underprint. The bank name "BANCO DE AREQUIPA" appears in an arched cartouche at the top, while "CENTAVOS" is inscribed in a straight panel at the bottom. The entire design is enclosed within an ornate engraved border of repeating foliate and scroll motifs, with the printer's imprint "Compañía Nacional de Billetes de Banco, Nueva York" along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE AREQUIPA 40 CUARENTA CENTAVOS Compañía Nacional de Billetes de Banco, Nueva York. |
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