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Puerto Rico (National Treasury), 25 pesos bond, 1813.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - World Currency Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Puerto Rico (National Treasury), 25 pesos bond, 1813.
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Puerto Rico (National Treasury), 25 pesos bond, 1813. 8-1/4" x 12". A large, uniface document printed in black with black-ink stamps and signatures, numbered 21 at top, declaring the promise to pay "Don Francisco Puig y Gibert" 25 pesos in provisional money 4 months from the date of May 4, 1813, with interest at an annual rate of 6%, signed by Treasurer Juan Patiño and Accountant José Bacener and "OK'd" (V.o B.o) by [Alejandro] Ramírez. This document was endorsable and negotiable, like a banknote, and in fact is comparable in printing type to the banknotes printed in Puerto Rico at the same time. Rare (unknown until 15 years ago) and historically important as effectively the first currency of Puerto Rico, issued while Ferdinand VII was still king of Spain. Crisp UNC except for 4 small holes in left margin from its original record book.