1 Peso El Banco de Centro America y Londres

Features

Issuer	El Salvador
Issuing bank	The London Bank of Central America (El Banco de Centro America y Londres)
Period	Republic (1841-date)
Type	Local banknotes
Years	1897-1899 (1895-1899)
Value	1 Peso
Currency	Peso (1861-1919)
Composition	Paper
Size	155 × 73 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Technique	Overprinted
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 368841
References	P# S131 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 501a Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Blue and green print, green and yellow underprint.
At left, portrait of Christopher Columbus. At right, allegory of liberty holding a flag. Issuer name on top, face value in numbers on both top corners, in letters on both lower corners, in letters over number at center, in letters on top left and right.
Blue serial #s 5 digits with 1 letter prefix on top left and lower right. Issuing location on lower left, spaces to add issuing date by hand.on lower right. Spaces for 2 autographed signatures on lower zone, with titles to right of each. Printer name on bottom.Overprinted "ORO" on center.

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
1
Nº
B31742 UN PESO EL BANCO DE
CENTRO AMERICA
Y LONDRES
Pagará a la Vista
al Portador
1 PESO
EN MONEDA EFECTIVA
Pagadero en
la Sucursal de
SAN SALVADOR. ______________________ DE 18 ____
ORO
CRISTOBAL COLON - 1435 - 1506
___________________Director ________________Jerente
WATERLOO & SONS Ld LONDRES, INGLATERRA

Translation:
One Peso
The Bank of Central America and London will pay at sight to the bearer 1 Peso in cash
Gold
Payable in the branch of San Salvador- ______________, 18__
Christopher Columbus, 1435/1506
Director, Manager
Waterloo & Sons, Limited, London, England.

Reverse

Brown print.
At center, bank seal, name, monogram and location.
Face value in numbers on sides o seal, in letters on all four corners and top, printer name on bottom. Red overprint "ORO" on lower center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNO UN PESO
1 LONDON BANK of CENTRAL AMERICA LIMITED
SALVADOR BRANCH
ORO
Waterloo & Sons Ld Londres, Inglaterra

Translation:
One one Peso
Gold
Waterloo & Sons, Limited, London, England.

Printer

Waterlow & Sons Limited, United Kingdom (1810-1961)

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Date	References
Undetermined
ND (1895)		Date to be filled by hand ("_____ de 18 __") Yellow Overprint "ORO" on both sides.
ND (1895)	P# S131 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B501a Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Date to be filled by hand ("_____ de 18 __")
1897-Feb-08	P# S131 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B501a Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).
1899-Jun-30	P# S131 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B501a Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2008 September Long Beach, CA World Coin Signature Auction 3002 Lot 22746	21 Sep 2008	ND (1895) – Date to be filled by hand ("_____ de 18 __") Yellow Overprint "ORO" on both sides.	XF	USD 1495.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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