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50 Centavos
| Issuer | El Banco Americano |
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| Year | 1883 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on cream paper with ornate guilloche borders. Central vignette shows a seated classical female figure with a sailing ship in the background. Bank title EL BANCO AMERICANO in bold serif lettering across upper field; denomination 50 CENTAVOS in corners and along borders; issued at BARRANQUILLA, dated 1 de Enero de 1883. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO AMERICANO CINCUENTA CENTAVOS Pagará al portador CINCUENTA en monedas CENTAVOS corrientes BARRANQUILLA, 1.o de Enero de 1883 EL DIRECTOR No. 50 |
| Reverse description | Plain cream-toned paper with no printed design, typical of unfinished specimen reverses of the era. |
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