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5 Pesos Tesoro Nacional
| Issuer | Tesoro Nacional (National Treasury) of Paraguay |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Value | 5 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Oval vignette at center bearing the Coat of Arms of Paraguay, flanked at left by a vignette of a Gaucho figure. The denomination numeral '5' appears in the upper corners, with the issuing authority and promise-to-pay legend in letterpress across the face. Manuscript signature of Carlos A. López appears at center right. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 PESOS REPÚBLICA DEL PARAGUAY El Tesoro Nacional pagará al portador la cantidad de CINCO PESOS valor recibido. La ley perseguirá á los falsificadores y sus cómplices (Translation: 5 Pesos Republic of Paraguay The National Treasury will pay to the bearer the amount of Five Pesos received value. The law will prosecute counterfeiters and their accomplices) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, showing plain paper with show-through of the obverse design visible in mirror image, consistent with the thin paper stock used for this early Paraguayan issue. |
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