{"product_id":"1896-cuba-10-pesos-banknote-banco-espanol-de-la-isla-de-cuba-plata-overprint-spanish-colonial-currency","title":"1896 Cuba 10 Pesos Banknote – Banco Español de la Isla de Cuba – PLATA Overprint – Spanish Colonial Currency","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal 1896 Cuban 10 Pesos banknote issued by El Banco Español de la Isla de Cuba during the final years of Spanish colonial rule.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDated \u003cstrong\u003eHabana, 15 de Mayo de 1896\u003c\/strong\u003e, this large-format banknote was produced by the celebrated \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Bank Note Company of New York\u003c\/strong\u003e and is cataloged as \u003cstrong\u003ePick P-49d\u003c\/strong\u003e in its printed-date, red PLATA overprint variety. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front features a wonderfully detailed agricultural vignette depicting an \u003cstrong\u003eox-drawn cart loaded with sugar cane in a Cuban field\u003c\/strong\u003e, surrounded by elaborate late-19th-century engraving and large denomination counters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse displays the crowned Spanish coat of arms surrounded by intricate green guilloché engraving. Across the reverse is the prominent red \u003cstrong\u003e“PLATA”\u003c\/strong\u003e overprint. This overprint identified notes associated with payment in silver rather than the earlier gold-backed issue—a particularly interesting feature of Cuban monetary history during the turbulent final years of Spanish rule. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cuba; Banco Español de la Isla de Cuba; 10 Pesos; May 15, 1896; serial no. \u003cstrong\u003e717284\u003c\/strong\u003e; Pick \u003cstrong\u003eP-49d\u003c\/strong\u003e; red PLATA overprint; approximately 144 × 94 mm; printed by American Bank Note Company, New York. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circulated antique condition with visible folds and creasing, age toning, staining\/spotting, edge wear and general handling consistent with a banknote approximately 130 years old. The note remains complete with strong engraved detail and a clearly visible PLATA overprint. Please examine the photographs carefully—the photographs show the \u003cstrong\u003eexact banknote offered for sale\u003c\/strong\u003e and form part of the condition description. This note has not been professionally graded, and no numerical grade is represented or guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome and historically fascinating piece for collectors of \u003cstrong\u003eCuban currency, Spanish colonial history, American Bank Note Company engraving, or 19th-century world paper money.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":".","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50277602558195,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0847\/0675\/4803\/files\/10pesosBancoEspanoldelaIsladeCuba1896717284.jpg?v=1786641233","url":"https:\/\/collexcion.com\/products\/1896-cuba-10-pesos-banknote-banco-espanol-de-la-isla-de-cuba-plata-overprint-spanish-colonial-currency","provider":"Collexcion ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}