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Paraguay 1907 100 Pesos Banco de la República specimen with 1912 dual-side state and treasury fiscal revalidation overprint, including Emisión del Estado on the face and Departamento de Hacienda Junta Fiscalizadora Diez Pesos Oro Sellado validation on the reverse, base Pick 159, Pick Unlisted, PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated

Paraguay 1907 - 100 Pesos with 1912 Dual-Side State and Treasury Revalidation Overprint Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

This does not mean the overprint magically protected the note from all market inflation in ordinary daily commerce. Rather, it shows a far more precise administrative purpose. The face overprint asserted state liability by converting the dormant Banco de la República obligation into an emergency state-recognized issue. The reverse overprint added treasury verification, confirming that this specific note had passed through the Departamento de Hacienda and the Junta Fiscalizadora under the decree of 20 May 1912. In practical terms, the dual-side overprint created a stronger and more official instrument than the ordinary single-overprint examples: a note whose validity, origin, and fiscal authorization were visibly confirmed on both sides. Read more →

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Paraguay 1907 100 Pesos Banco de la República note with 1912 Emisión del Estado state overprint on the face, Pick 134, base Pick 159, printed by Waterlow & Sons, London, PMG 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated Top Pop

Paraguay 1907 - 100 Pesos with 1912 State Overprint (Pick 134, Base Pick 159)

Compared with the dual-side revalidated specimen variety, this single-face state overprint represents the broader official issue that entered the recognized catalog system. Its role was direct and practical: to validate surviving 1907 Banco de la República notes for renewed use during a moment when the government needed acceptable high-denomination paper immediately. The overprint confirmed state liability and distinguished these notes from unvalidated dormant stock. It was the first and most visible level of emergency confirmation, while the rarer reverse treasury validations represented an additional fiscal-control layer applied to specially verified examples. Read more →

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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 →

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Paraguay 1907 Banco de la República 5 Pesos with 1912 Emisión del Estado state overprint on the face, Pick 127, base Pick 156, printed by Waterlow & Sons, London, PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated

Paraguay 1907 - Banco de la República 5 Pesos with 1912 State Overprint (Pick 127, Base Pick 156)

Choice Uncirculated 1907 Banco de la República 5 Pesos note, printed by Waterlow & Sons, London, and later revalidated as part of Paraguay’s 1912 emergency state emission. The note is cataloged as Pick 127, created by applying the large oval face overprint “Emisión del Estado – Ley de 11 de Enero de 1912” to the original 1907 Banco de la República 5 Pesos base type, Pick 156. This is the standard cataloged 5 Pesos state-overprint issue and the direct counterpart to the larger 100 Pesos Pick 134 overprint on base Pick 159. Read more →

ParaguayOverprint Issue19075 PesosPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Overprint Issue5 PesosPick 127Pick 156Base Pick 156State OverprintSingle-Side OverprintFace OverprintProvisionalEmergency State IssueFiscal RevalidationGovernment RevalidationWaterlow & SonsWaterlow & Sons LondonBanco de la RepúblicaEmisión del EstadoLey de 11 de Enero de 1912Moneda NacionalCincuenta Centavos Oro SelladoGold-Value ClauseSeries ARed Serial NumberBlack Oval OverprintGuilloché Security DesignIntaglio PrintingBlue UnderprintBrown ReverseNational EmblemParaguayan Emergency Issues1912 ReformParaguayan Civil War PeriodSouth American Monetary HistoryEarly 20th Century FinanceEmergency CurrencyOverprint VarietiesState LiabilityCurrency RevalidationPublic Finance HistoryHistoryParaguayRepublic of Paraguay19071912PMG 64Choice UncirculatedMuseum GradeR7 Extremely Rare

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