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500 Pesos Fuertes Oficina de Cambios
| Issuer | Oficina de Cambios, Paraguay |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Dark gray on olive underprint. At left, an allegorical female figure is accompanied by a cherub, rendered as an intaglio vignette in the American Bank Note Company tradition; at right, the ruins of Humaità church are depicted. The face carries extensive letterpress text stating the denomination and issuing authority, with guilloche patterns framing the central composition. |
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| Obverse lettering | Republica del Paraguay LA NACION RECONOCE ESTE BILLETE POR 500 Quinientos Pesos FUERTES QUE PAGARA CONFORME A LA LEY Nº 463 DE 30 DE DECIEMBRE DE 1920. POR LA OFICINA DE CAMBIOS (Translation: Republic of Paraguay The Nation Recognizes this Banknote by Five Hundred Pesos Fuertes that you will pay in accordance with Law no. 463 of December 30, 1920. for the Exchange Office) |
| Reverse description | Printed in lilac, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche underprint with dense lathe-work ornaments and four bold numeral "500" counters — two in large Gothic-style figures at left and right, and two further numerals at top and bottom center. The Paraguayan Coat of Arms, enclosed within a circular legend, occupies the central vignette, surrounded by symmetrical geometric and floral lathe-work patterns. The printer's imprint "American Bank Note Company, New York" appears in small lettering at the lower margin. |
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