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5 Bolívares (= 1 Venezolano)
| Issuer | Estado Guayana |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on pale paper, with the issuer's name ESTADO GUAYANA in a bold cartouche across the upper register, flanked by the numeral 5 in each upper corner. The Venezuelan state coat of arms appears as a vignette to the left, while the central text panel carries the hand-filled promise to pay CINCO BOLIVARES, dated 1879, with reference to ten percent of state treasury income. Signature lines for EL PRESIDENTE and EL TESORERO appear at the foot, with manuscript signatures present, and the vertical side panels carry the legend VALE 1 VENEZOLANO. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue-grey tones and composed entirely of intricate guilloche lathe work, with two large circular rosette medallions each containing the numeral 5 at centre, flanking a central rectangular panel bearing the text CINCO BOLIVARES. Decorative corner ornaments and fine geometric engine-turned patterns fill the remaining space, giving the reverse a strongly mechanical, security-oriented appearance with no pictorial vignette. |
| Reverse lettering | CINCO BOLIVARES 5 5 |
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