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5 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional |
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| Year | 1881 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper. At left, a portrait vignette of a young man in military uniform; at centre, a vignette of two cherubs with a lyre within a guilloche surround, flanked by the denomination numeral 5 on the left and a standing allegorical female figure on the right. The bank title 'El Banco Nacional' arches across the top in bold lettering, with 'Buenos Aires' and a manuscript date below; the bearer clause and denomination 'Cinco Pesos' appear in the lower register, with overprinted red 'SPECIMEN' across the face and cancellation punch holes at the signature lines. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO NACIONAL BUENOS AIRES Enero 1ro de 1883 Nº 00000 Pagará al portador y a la vista CINCO PESOS moneda nacional oro, según ley de 5 de Noviembre de 1881. INSPECTOR DE GOBIERNO DIRECTORIO SPECIMEN A |
| Reverse description | Printed in green and teal intaglio on white paper. The centre field carries a large floral vignette of flowering branches set against diagonal lathe-work bands, framed by elaborate guilloche borders. The bank title 'El Banco Nacional' is inscribed across the top, 'Buenos Aires' across the bottom, and the denomination numeral 5 appears in cartouches at both left and right; the printer's imprint 'American Bank Note Company, New York' runs along the lower margin. |
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