Catalog
5 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Unión, Cartagena |
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| Year | 1888 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries the bank title 'El Banco Unión' in large ornate lettering across the upper portion, with 'Cartagena' inscribed below. A central vignette presents a river steamboat set against a mountainous landscape within a fine-line engraved frame. A seated allegorical female figure occupies the right margin, while the numeral '5' appears in panel cartouches at the lower left and lower right corners. The promise-to-pay legend and denomination 'CINCO PESOS' are inscribed in the upper field, with signature lines for three bank officers at the bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO UNIÓN Cartagena Pagará al portador á la vista en su oficina la suma de CINCO PESOS en moneda legal y corriente EL DIRECTOR EL GERENTE EL TESORERO 5 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a dense guilloche border of interlocking vine and rosette ornaments surrounding a central text panel. The panel carries a handwritten or typeset declaration of forced currency status within the Departamento, with a circular official seal affixed at the lower right. A manuscript date and authorizing signatures appear below the text, with the denomination numeral rendered in the lower margin. |
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