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5 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de Circulación y Descuento de Manuel Antonio de Luzarraga |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE CIRCULACION Y DESCUENTO MANUEL ANTONIO DE LUZARRAGA GUAYAQUIL 5 CINCO Pagar al portador a la vista la cantidad de Cinco Pesos en plata NUMERO 00000 MUESTRA |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, consisting of plain off-white paper with no engraved or typeset design elements. A handwritten annotation reading 'Ecuador' appears in pencil at the centre, and three punch-cancellation holes are visible along the lower edge, consistent with specimen or archival handling. |
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Luzarraga's bank was one of several private Cuban issuing houses that operated under Spanish colonial tolerance in the mid-nineteenth century — a loose arrangement that gave merchant bankers considerable latitude before the Banco Español de la Habana moved to consolidate the island's note issue. The American Bank Note Company's involvement reflects a pattern common to Latin American private banks of the period: engraving and printing contracted out to New York rather than Madrid or Havana, for quality reasons neither side advertised.
Pick 114 is scarce in any condition, consistent with the short-lived nature of most Cuban private bank charters.