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5 Pesos Banco de Occidente en Quezaltenango
| Uitgever | Banco de Occidente en Quezaltenango |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1916-1919 |
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| Valuta | Peso, decimalized (1869-1925) |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | 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) |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | 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. |
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Banco de Occidente en Quezaltenango was one of several Guatemalan regional banks granted note-issuing privileges under the 1874 banking legislation, operating well outside the capital at a time when Guatemala City institutions had little practical reach into the western highlands. By the time this note was in circulation, the bank's days were numbered — the Guatemalan government moved aggressively to consolidate currency issuance after 1919, and private bank notes were progressively retired in favor of centralized issues.
The ABNC plate work is typical of the company's Latin American commercial contracts of the period, produced in quantity for multiple regional clients simultaneously.