5 Centavos

Issuer Cuba
Year 1872-1883
Type Local banknote
Value 5 Centavos (0.05)
Currency Pre-Republic (1870-1898)
Composition Paper
Size 70 × 31 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date)
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Reference(s) P#29
Obverse description Havana and Spain coats of arms, with crown above, and two worlds below, abundance horn on left, commerce caduceus on right. Issuer name at top center
Obverse lettering EL BANCO ESPAÑOL DE LA HABANA A LA PRESENTACION DE ESTE billete, pagará al portador CINCO CENTAVOS en efectivo. Habana, 1º de Julio de 1872
(Translation: The Spanish Bank of The Havanna to the presentation of this banknote, will pay to the bearer five cents in cash. Havanna, July 1st., 1872.)
Reverse description Seated allegory at center, issuer name on top, face value in numbers and letters on sides, and in letters below
Reverse lettering EL BANCO ESPAÑOL DE LA HABANA 5 CENTAVOS 5 CENTAVOS CINCO CENTAVOS CINCO CENTAVOS
(Translation: The Spanish Bank of The Havanna 5 cents 5 cents five cents five cents)
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Numisquare ID 9811087750
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