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5 Pesos Banco de Occidente en Quezaltenango
| Issuer | Banco de Occidente en Quezaltenango |
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| Year | 1916-1919 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| 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 | Printed entirely in brown, the reverse is composed of a dense, intricately engraved guilloche framework filling the entire field. At centre, a large ornate rosette medallion bears the bank name in a curved legend encircling the design, flanked symmetrically on each side by crossed torches and scrollwork panels set within elaborate lathe-work borders. Numeral "5" denominators occupy each of the four corners within scalloped guilloche cartouches. The printer's imprint "AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK" appears in small type at the bottom centre. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE OCCIDENTE EN QUEZALTENANGO (Translation: Bank of the West in Quezaltenango) |
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