An Impossible Set
Guatemala: Banco Colombiano

Slot Comment:

A group of Colombian businessmen, based in Guatemala founded The Banco Colombiano on 31st October 1878. Notes were issued in 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 pesos denomination and may have circulated in both Guatemala and Colombia. Several of the notes portray farming scenes; coffee (10$), general farming ...
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Set Details
Note Description: Guatemala, Banco Colombiano
1 Peso - Printer: BWC
Grade: 64
Country: Guatemala
Note Number: GUTS121b
Signatures/
Vignettes: 		- Large Black S/N
Certification #: 1906131-006
Owner: ColonialCoinsUK
Set Category: World
Set Name: An Impossible Set
Slot Name: Guatemala: Banco Colombiano
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

The note selected to represent the Banco Colombiano, Guatemala is an example of the 1 peso issue dated 17th April 1900. There are also earlier dates for the 1$ of 17th October 1879 and 5th April 1900 however, so far, I have not yet seen one. There are also specimens reported (a single example in the PMG Population report) and cancelled notes for S/N 59999 to 184998. The left of the note is an armoured allegorical figure (sometimes called a man and sometimes a woman) holding a shield and spear with a liberty cap atop. The oxen and cart scene at the top is flanked by the coats-of-arms from Guatemala and Colombia in reference to the founders of the bank and their current business operations.

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