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| Issuer | Banco del Paraguay y Rio de la Plata |
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| Year | 1889-1890 |
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| Value | 5 Pesos |
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| 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 description | Printed in red-brown, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche framework surrounding a central cartouche bearing the denomination legend CINCO PESOS FUERTES in serif lettering, flanked on each side by numeral 5 counters. The bank name BANCO DEL PARAGUAY is inscribed along the top margin and Y RIO DE LA PLATA along the bottom, with intricate lathe-work filling the field. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DEL PARAGUAY CINCO PESOS FUERTES Y RIO DE LA PLATA (Translation: Bank of Paraguay and River Plate Five Pesos Fuertes.) |
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