Catalog
5 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de Ahuachapam |
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| Year | 189_ |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green and black intaglio. A central vignette presents a classical allegorical female figure seated beside a globe and astronomical instruments, rendered in fine line engraving. To the right, a large lathe-work guilloche circle contains the numeral "5"; the header reads "SALVADOR AMERICA CENTRAL" and "Ahuachapam" appears above the date field reading "de 189", with the denomination "CINCO PESOS" lettered in bold across the lower portion. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE AHUACHAPAM 10 DE SETIEMBRE 1889 SALVADOR AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK 5 |
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Banco de Ahuachapam was one of several Salvadoran regional banks chartered under the 1880 banking law, which briefly allowed private institutions to issue their own currency before the government progressively consolidated that privilege. The American Bank Note Company supplied most of these provincial issuers — the plates were expensive, and ABNC's engraved security printing was considered beyond local forgery capability, which was the entire point.
The "189_" dating convention indicates the year was completed by hand at issue, making precise dating of surviving examples dependent entirely on whatever ink survives in that field.