| Issuer | Paraguay |
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| Year | 1899 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Pesos |
| Currency | Peso (1856-1944) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 175 × 100 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#104 |
| Obverse description | Black on lilac and yellow underprint. Allegorical seated woman at left; ruins of Humaita at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | República del Paraguay LA NACION RECONOCE ESTE BILLETE POR 500 Quinientos Pesos FUERTES QUE PAGARÁ CONFORME Á LA LEY DE 18 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1899. (Translation: Republic of Paraguay The Nation recognizes this note for Five Hundred Pesos Fuertes That will pay according to the Law of November 18th., 1899.) |
| Reverse description | Blue-gray. Coat of arms of the republic of Paraguay inside a round medallion at left with country name around; bearded man at center. |
| Reverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DEL • PARAGUAY • 500 (Translation: Republic of Paraguay) |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | No watermark. |
| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 7455798380 |
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