5 Pesos Comisión de Extinción de Billetes

Issuer	Comisión de Extinción de Billetes, Uruguay
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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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.
Reverse lettering	LA REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY 5 5 American Bank Note Co. New York (Translation: The Oriental Republic of Uruguay)
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