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Paraguay 1907 — 100 Pesos with 1912 Dual-Signature Dual-Side Overprint Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

Archival specimen of the 1907 Banco de la Republica 100 Pesos (base Pick 159) bearing the emergency overprint 'Emisión del Estado – 11 de Enero de 1912' applied to both face and reverse — a dual-side validation highly unusual for Paraguay’s fiscal issues. Additionally, the note carries the departmental counterstamp 'Departamento de Hacienda – Junta Fiscalizadora' in heavy black ink, confirming its dual-signature fiscal authorization per the decree of 20 May 1912. This overprint configuration diverges from the standard 1912 state revalidations (Pick 134) by combining both governmental and fiscal signatures on opposite sides, creating one of the rarest identifiable archival variants of the period. ... Read more →

Paraguay 1907 — 100 Pesos with 1912 State Overprint

Provisional issue created on base Pick 159 during Paraguay’s sweeping 1912 monetary reform. The bold oval 'Emisión del Estado – 11 de Enero de 1912' was applied in official black ink to validate existing 1907 stock. These overprints served as stop-gap currency while new designs were prepared, making them both historically and fiscally important. ... Read more →

Paraguay 1907 — Banco de la Republica 100 Pesos (Pick 159, Issued)

Issued 100 Pesos note of the Banco de la Republica, cataloged as Pick 159 and printed by Waterlow & Sons, London. First released in 1907, it shows the complete undisturbed design: a central public building vignette, strong engine-turned guilloche, and a 100 watermark in the paper. This is the base type on which the later 1912 fiscal overprints were applied, making it the foundation for related specimen and provisional issues. ... Read more →