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Puerto Rico (National Treasury), 25 pesos (promissory note), 1813.

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Puerto Rico (National Treasury), 25 pesos (promissory note), 1813.
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Puerto Rico (National Treasury), 25 pesos (promissory note), 1813. About 8¼" x 12¾". A large, uniface document printed in black with black-ink stamps and signatures, numbered 132 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% (basically a 19th-century promissory note or certificate of deposit), signed by Treasurer Juan Patiño and Accountant José Bacener and "OK'd" (V.o B.o) by [Alejandro] Ramírez. Rare and important as effectively the first currency of Puerto Rico (issued while Ferdinand VII was still king of Spain). Graded and encapsulated by PMG as "About Uncirculated 50" but appears to be higher grade (UNC).