Banco del Paraguay y Rio de la Plata; 1st. Issue
Information:
| Country | Paraguay |
| Period | Peso (1856-1944) |
| Currency | Pesos |
| Denomination | 2 Pesos |
| Type | Local banknotes |
| Issuing bank | Bank of Paraguay and Rio de la Plata |
| Year | 1889 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Size (WxH) | 150x70 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textREPÚBLICA DEL PARAGUAY
EL BANCO DEL PARAGUAY Y RIO DE LA PLATA
LEY DE 25 DE JUNIO DE 1889.
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Y Á LA VISTA
DOS 2 DOS
DOS PESOS FUERTES
en moneda de oro ó plata sellada de curso legal.
ASUNCIÓN, 26 de DECIEMBRE DE 1889.
Obverse symbolBlack on green underprint.
Portrait of H. Ponzini at left; cherub at center left; Coat of Arms at right.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textBANCO DEL PARAGUAY
2
DOS PESOS FUERTES
Y RIO DE LA PLATA
Reverse symbolDark blue.
Bank name and value, with guilloches.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1889-Dec-26 | Three Signatures: Francisco Campos, Francisco Guanes, Federico Krauch | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1889-Dec-26 | Two Signatures: Francisco Campos & Francisco Guanes & Federico Krauch | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1889-Dec-26 | Specimen | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||