50 Pesos

Issuer	Banco de Honduras
Year	1913
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Composition	Cotton paper
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Obverse description	The obverse is printed in black and blue on white paper, with the heading REPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS at the top and the bank title EL BANCO DE HONDURAS in large letters across the upper portion. A central intaglio vignette presents a bold portrait of a bull's head facing forward, flanked on each side by ornate guilloche rosettes bearing the numeral 50. The lower section carries the city of issue TEGUCIGALPA, the denomination CINCUENTA PESOS, the date 19 DE OCTUBRE DE 1913, and three signature lines for El Presidente, El Gerente, and El Ministro de Hacienda; this example is overprinted SPECIMEN with cancellation holes and bears zeroed serial numbers.
Obverse lettering	REPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS EL BANCO DE HONDURAS PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR EN MONEDA EFECTIVA 50 SERIE C TEGUCIGALPA CINCUENTA PESOS 19 DE OCTUBRE DE 1913 EL PRESIDENTE EL GERENTE EL MINISTRO DE HACIENDA SPECIMEN American Bank Note Co. New York
Reverse description	The reverse is engraved in a single green ink throughout, with dense lathe-work guilloche patterns filling the entire field. At the centre, an oval vignette contains the Honduran national coat of arms, surrounded by an ornate frame. Large numeral 50 counters appear in each corner and along the side borders, while the bank name EL BANCO DE HONDURAS is set in a solid panel at the foot of the note.
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