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| Issuer | Banco Comercial de Santa Fé |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black and salmon-red note with the bank title BANCO COMERCIAL DE SANTAFÉ across the top in large bold lettering, flanked by ornate guilloche medallions bearing the numeral 50 in each corner. The central vignette presents an allegorical female figure seated on a barrel, holding a cornucopia of flowers, with a harbour scene and sailing vessels in the background; to the lower left, a smaller vignette shows figures on horseback, while to the lower right a grazing bull is rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The denomination CINCUENTA PESOS PLATA BOLIVIANA is inscribed along the lower centre, with manuscript date and place of issue visible in the text area above. |
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| Reverse description | Entirely uniface in slate-blue, the reverse is covered by an intricate all-over guilloche lathe-work pattern forming a dense geometric border. At the centre, a large circular guilloche frame carries the circular legend EL BANCO COMERCIAL DE SANTA FE, enclosing a smaller ornamental medallion with a floral motif; two oval guilloche panels bearing the bold numeral 50 are positioned symmetrically to the left and right of the central circle. |
| Reverse lettering | EL BANCO COMERCIAL DE SANTA FE 50 50 |
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