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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Banco Español de la Habana |
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| Year | 1872-1876 |
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| Reference(s) | P#32 |
| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on cream paper with an intricate microtext underprint repeating the bank name across the lower half. The centre of the note bears an engraved vignette of the Spanish Royal coat of arms — crowned shield with quartered heraldic devices resting on two globes — flanked by the handwritten promise-to-pay text in ornate script reading that the Banco Español de la Habana will pay the bearer Cincuenta Centavos in cash, dated Habana, 1º de Julio de 1872. A large guilloche medallion carrying the numeral 50 occupies the right field, while dense lathe-work borders frame all four sides with repeated denomination inscriptions at top and bottom. |
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| Reverse lettering | EL BANCO ESPAÑOL DE LA HABANA CINCUENTA CENTAVOS COMPAÑÍA NACIONAL DE BILLETES DE BANCO, NUEVA YORK |
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| Protection type | Microtext underprint |
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