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5 Pesos Fuertes Banco de la Republica del Paraguay
| Issuer | Banco de la República del Paraguay |
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| Year | 1936 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DEL PARAGUAY LA NACION RECONOCE ESTE BILLETE POR 5 CINCO PESOS FUERTES QUE PAGARÁ CONFORME Á LA LEY Nº 463 DE 30 DE DECIEMBRE DE 1920 Y LEY Nº 550 DE 25 DE OCTUBRE DE 1923. POR EL BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY (Translation: Republic of Paraguay The Nation recognizes this note for Five Pesos Fuertes That will pay according to the Law no.463 of December 30th., 1920 and no.550 of October 25th., 1923. By Bank of Republic of Paraguay) |
| Reverse description | Multicolour design centred on the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Paraguay within a circular guilloche medallion, the country name inscribed around its perimeter. The face value numeral "5" appears in the panels at both left and right of the central vignette. |
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The Banco de la República del Paraguay had a short institutional life — it was dissolved and replaced by the Banco del Paraguay in 1944, meaning this entire series spans less than a decade of issuance. The 1936 date places this note in the immediate aftermath of the Chaco War, when Paraguay had technically won a devastating conflict against Bolivia but emerged financially exhausted, with debt obligations and reconstruction costs straining an already fragile monetary system.
ABNC engraved the plates in New York, as they did for most Paraguayan issues of the period. The watermark is the sole security concession — no serial number variations or overprints of note for this pick number.