Note features unusual approval stamp

By Neil Shafer The image is that of a Banco Maua 20 pesos of 1871. This bank was the first privately run such institution in Uruguay. Printer was Bradbury, Wikinson,…

By Neil Shafer

The image is that of a Banco Maua 20 pesos of 1871. This bank was the first privately run such institution in Uruguay. Printer was Bradbury, Wikinson, in England.

The unusual characteristic of this particular piece is the oval stamping in purple at right and also on the back. It indicates approval by a court of commerce in Montevideo, the only time I have ever seen such a stamping.

This article was originally printed in Bank Note Reporter. >> Subscribe today.

More Collecting Resources

• Order the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues to learn about circulating paper money from 14th century China to the mid 20th century.

• When it comes to specialized world paper money issues, nothing can top the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Specialized Issues .