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5 Pesos Comisión de Extinción de Billetes
| Issuer | Comisión de Extinción de Billetes, Uruguay |
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| Year | 1875 |
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| Value | 5 Pesos (5 UYP) |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on brown guilloche underprint. The Uruguayan Coat of Arms appears as a vignette at left, flanked by a central pastoral vignette of a cow and calf, with an allegorical seated female figure accompanied by two cherubs at right, representing Agriculture. A rectangular overprint reading 'COMISIÓN DE EXTINCIÓN DE BILLETES' is applied to the left portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | Montevideo, 27 de Marzo de 1875. LA REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY 5 RECONOCE ESTE BILLETE POR CINCO PESOS POR LA JUNTA DE CREDITO DEL BANCO CINCO American Bank Note Co. New York (Translation: Montevideo, March 27, 1875. The Oriental Republic of Uruguay Recognizes this banknote for Five Pesos by the Bank Credit Board) |
| Reverse description | Printed in brown throughout, the reverse presents an elaborate lathe-work guilloche composition centered on an oval cartouche inscribed 'ORIENTAL', surmounted by a ribbon scroll bearing 'LA REPÚBLICA' and flanked below by 'DEL URUGUAY.' Symmetrical numeral '5' counters appear at left and right within ornate rosette medallions, all enclosed within a densely patterned geometric border of interlocking floral and lathe-work elements. The printer's imprint 'American Bank Note Co. New York' appears in small letterpress at the bottom center. |
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