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Obverse Description
Spanish text; poet, Fernando de Herrera; Medusa; kneeling cherub (Commerce); roosters; bull’s head
Reverse Description
Spanish text; head of allegorical woman in profile
Catalog Information
GSID:
136577
Variety:
1o de Enero de 1878 Sig 2: Elduayen/Rubio/Casariego 300,000 notes Intro: 05 12 1879
BNB #:
B458a
Pick #:
P17
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No ovpt; no perf; no Gobernador sig ; normal s/n
1o de Mayo de 1856 Handwritten sig 84,328 notes (B402a-c)
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1o de Mayo de 1856 Handwritten sig 111,483 notes (B403a-c)
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No ovpt; no perf; no Gobernador sig ; normal s/n
1o de Mayo de 1856 Handwritten sig 105,240 notes (B404a-c)
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1o de Mayo de 1856 Handwritten sig 49 923 notes (B405a-c)
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