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40 Centavos Compañia de Obras Públicas y Fomento del Perú
| Issuer | Compañía de Obras Públicas y Fomento del Perú |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Value | 40 Centavos (0.40 PEH) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on a red-brown underprint, the obverse carries a vignette at left of a street scene with a passenger train crossing a viaduct, while a large red-brown denomination numeral occupies the central background field. The issuer's title and promise-to-pay text are arranged in letterpress across the face, with a blue serial number at upper left. The date "Julio 4 de 1876" and the printer's imprint of the National Bank Note Company, New York, appear in small text along the lower portion. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in brown, the reverse presents large ornate numeral vignettes "40" set within elaborate lathe-work cartouches at left and right. The issuer's name is arranged across the centre in a series of curved ribbon banners, with "CUARENTA" arching across the top and "CENTAVOS" across the bottom within decorative borders. The printer's imprint appears in small text along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | CUARENTA COMPAÑIA DE OBRAS PUBLICAS Y FOMENTO DEL PERÚ 40 CENTAVOS (Translation: Public Works and Development Company of Peru Forty Cents) |
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