Catalog
5 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de Occidente |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper with red guilloche underprint. At left, an oval vignette of a female portrait in classical style, encircled by the inscription REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA and the word CINCO. To the center-right, a larger vignette of a seated allegorical female figure. The date 2 de Noviembre de 1921 and place QUEZALTENANGO are printed above the serial numbers, with the denomination CINCO PESOS in large letterpress at the bottom center. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green intaglio on white paper with dense guilloche work filling the field. The Guatemalan national coat of arms occupies the central medallion, flanked by the large numeral 5 on both left and right. Ornate lathe-work borders frame the entire design, with the bank name and place of issue inscribed at top and bottom respectively, and the printer's imprint of Waterlow & Sons Limited, London at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE 5 OCCIDENTE EN QUEZALTENANGO WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDON WALL, LONDON, E.C. |
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