| Issuer | Paraguay |
| Year | 1889-1890 |
| Type | Local banknote |
| Value | 5 Pesos |
| Currency | Peso (1856-1944) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 150 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
| No. printed | |
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| Reference(s) | P#S163 |
| Obverse description | Black on orange underprint. Portrait of Adalberto Schmied at left; seated woman at center left; Coat of Arms at right. With or without overstamp. |
| Reverse description | Red-brown. Bank name and value, with guilloches. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | No watermark. |
| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DEL PARAGUAY
LEY DE 25 DE JUNIO DE 1889.
EL BANCO DEL PARAGUAY Y RIO DE LA PLATA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Y Á LA VISTA
5
CINCO PESOS
FUERTES
en moneda de oro ó plata sellada de curso legal.
ASUNCIÓN, 26 de Deciembre de 1889. (Translation: Republic of Paraguay Law of June 25th., 1889. The Bank of Paraguay and Silver River Will pay to bearer, at sight, Five Pesos Fuertes in coins of gold or sealed silver, of legal tender. Asunción, December 26th., 1889.) |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DEL PARAGUAY
2
CINCO PESOS FUERTES
Y RIO DE LA PLATA (Translation: Bank of Paraguay and Silver River Five Pesos Fuertes.) |
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| Catalog ID | 5510542010 |
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