| Issuer | Cuba |
| Year | 1896 |
| Type | Local banknote |
| Value | 50 Centavos (0.50) |
| Currency | Pre-Republic (1870-1898) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 90 × 42 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#46 |
| Obverse description | On top to right, Royal Spanish crown over Havanna and Spanish coats of arms; both resting on two earth globes, to right caduceus with ruler and compass, and cornucopia to left. Face value in numbers on both top and lower left corners, in letters on center, and in stripes on top and bottom, issuer name on top to left, place and issuing date on center right. Black series letter on center right, red serial # on lower right. |
| Reverse description | Tobacco plant at center, in circle, issuer name around, face value in numbers on sides of image. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO ESPAÑOL
DE LA ISLA DE CUBA
Á LA PRESENTACION DE ESTE BILLETE PAGARÁ
AL PORTADOR
CINCUENTA CENTAVOS
EN METÁLICO
HABANA, 15 de Mayo de 1896. (Translation: The Spanish Bank of the Cuba island On presentation of this note will pay Fifty Centavos in metallic Havanna, May 15th., 1896.) |
| Reverse lettering | 50 50
EL BANCO ESPAÑOL
• DE LA ISLA DE CUBA • (Translation: The Spanish Bank of the Cuba island) |
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| Catalog ID | 7377254130 |
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