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5 Pesos Oro Legal

Issuer Banco del Ruiz, Manizales
Year 1905
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Currency Peso (1871-1907)
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Obverse description Printed in red-orange on a light background with intricate guilloche underprint work framing the entire note. At center, a large circular vignette encloses a snow-capped volcano (Nevado del Ruiz) within an eagle and shield cartouche inscribed BANCO DEL RUIZ / MANIZALES. The upper panel carries the bank name and section title in bold letterpress, with text blocks at lower left and right detailing the cedula hipotecaria terms; the denomination CINCO PESOS appears in a banner at foot, flanked by numeral 5 counters at each corner. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprints appear in red at left and right, and serial numbers are printed 000000 in the upper register.
Obverse lettering BANCO DEL RUIZ
SECCIÓN HIPOTECARIA
CÉDULA HIPOTECARIA AL 2% DE INTERÉS ANUAL
BANCO DEL RUIZ
MANIZALES
ESTABLECIDA EN VIRTUD DE CONTRATO CELEBRADO CON EL GOBIERNO DE LA REPÚBLICA DE CONFORMIDAD CON LA LEY 24 DE 1905
EL BANCO DEL RUIZ RECONOCE AL PORTADOR, EN LAS CONDICIONES IMPRESAS AL RESPALDO, EL CAPITAL DE
CINCO PESOS
ORO LEGAL AL INTERÉS DE 8% ANUAL PAGADERO
EN 30 DE JUNIO DE CADA AÑO
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
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Reverse description Printed in red-orange on plain paper, the reverse presents the conditions (CONDICIONES) of the cédula hipotecaria in four numbered paragraphs set within a central text panel, bordered by elaborate guilloche rosette ornaments at left and right bearing the numeral 5. The bank title BANCO DEL RUIZ runs across the top in bold letters within a cartouche, and the denomination 5 CINCO PESOS 5 appears in a ruled panel at the foot. Blank date lines for MANIZALES and place of issue are printed below the conditions text, with the imprint of the American Bank Note Company at the lower margin.
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