Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Pesos Fuertes
| Issuer | Banco Oxandaburu y Garbino |
|---|---|
| Year | 1869 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Cotton paper |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Green and black multicolour note with a central vignette of a dog resting atop a treasure chest, flanked by two large numeral "5" rosette medallions. To the lower left and right are portrait vignettes of two young women in period dress. The bank title "BANCO OXANDABURU Y GARBINO" appears in bold letterpress across the centre, with the denomination "CINCO PESOS FUERTES" inscribed below in a script panel. A red "CINCO" overprint is visible diagonally across the face, and the imprint of the Compañía Americana de Billetes de Banco, Nueva York, appears at the top margin. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | BANCO OXANDABURU Y GARBINO CINCO PESOS FUERTES Pagará al portador por esta nota Compañía Americana de Billetes de Banco Nueva York |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche pattern with two large circular medallions bearing the numeral "5" at left and right, connected by a central ornate cartouche carrying the inscription "EL BANCO OXANDABURU Y GARBINO". The overall design is composed of intricate lathe-work and engine-turned geometric borders typical of American Bank Note Company production. The printer's imprint appears along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |