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50 Guaranies Banco Central del Paraguay
| Issuer | Banco Central del Paraguay |
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| Year | 1952-1961 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Signature(s) | without fibres at right - Hermógenes González Maya & Epifanio Méndez without fibres at right - Pedro A. Caballero & Epifanio Méndez without fibres at right - Pedro Ramón Chamorro & Gustavo Storm with fibres at right - Pedro Ramón Chamorro & Gustavo Storm (small or large signature) with fibres at right - Pedro Ramón Chamorro & César Romeo Acosta with fibres at right - Oscar Stark Rivarola & César Romeo Acosta |
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| Protection description | No watermark. |
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Paraguay's Banco Central was itself only established in 1952, making this 50 Guaraníes among the earliest notes issued under the new central banking framework that replaced the older Banco del Paraguay y Río de la Plata arrangements. The number of distinct signature combinations — six across the series — reflects the considerable ministerial and bank-presidency turnover during Stroessner's consolidation of power through the late 1950s.
The shift from notes without fibres to those with fibres at right marks a mid-run paper stock change by De La Rue, and collectors use it as the primary tool for sequencing issues within the series alongside the signature pairings.