5 Pesos Banco de Occidente en Quezaltenango

Issuer Guatemala
Year 1916-1919
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 5 Pesos
Currency Peso, decimalized (1869-1925)
Composition Paper
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Shape Rectangular
Printer American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date)
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Reference(s) P#S176
Obverse description Black print, multicolor underprint, red serial numbers At center allegorical figure representing commerce and industry on a dock with a hammer, anvil, cog, parcel, compass, and barrel. In the background are a train and boats. At left, the Guatemalan coat of arms. At right, a quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) perches above a rosette.
Obverse lettering BANCO DE OCCIDENTE EN QUEZALTENANGO Quezaltenango, 2 de Junio de 1919 Pagará al portador Cinco Pesos EN MONEDA EFECTIVA Y A LA PRESENTACION
(Translation: Bank of the West in Quezaltenango Quezaltenango, 2 June 1919 Will pay to the bearer Five Pesos in coin on sight)
Reverse description Brown print
Reverse lettering BANCO DE OCCIDENTE EN QUEZALTENANGO
(Translation: Bank of the West in Quezaltenango)
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Numisquare ID 5480957910
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