Asuncion, Paraguay, Banco del Paraguay, 10 pesos fuertes, 1-1-1882, serial 04560, Urdapilleta-Cantero, PMG Fine 12, finest and only example in PMG census. SCWPM-S128; Pratt-MC85.a. Extraordinarily rare high denomination note from the Banco del Paraguay in Asuncion, designed by the American Bank Note Company with a large vignette of a steamship on the front. There have been no market appearances of any issued examples in recent years and the only means of acquiring this type at all has been through scant offerings of a few specimens from the ABNCo archives. Circulated yet still possessing bold ink colors on both sides plus clear signatures, a pinhole in each of the corners and some rust spots as noted on the label.
($2000-4000)