Paraguay 1907 - Banco de la República 5 Pesos with 1912 Dual-Side State and Treasury Revalidation Overprint (Pick Unlisted, Base Pick 156)
This does not mean that the note was immune from the economic pressure affecting ordinary paper money in Paraguay. Rather, the dual-side overprint shows a more precise and more defensible function. It separated selected, officially reviewed notes from the broader mass of paper obligations and created a stronger chain of public authority. The face overprint asserted state liability under the January 1912 law; the reverse overprint confirmed Treasury review under the May 1912 decree. Together, they created a higher-control instrument than the ordinary single-face overprint issue, cataloged as Pick 127 on the same Pick 156 base type. Read more →