Monday, January 30, 2012

Paraguay P-221

REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY
Paraguayan guarani

P-221
Value: 1,000 guaranies
Issued by: Banco Central del Paraguay
Date: 2002

Francisco Solano Lopez Carillo (1827-1870), President of Paraguay from 1862 until his death in 1870. Solano Lopez is widely regarded as being responsible for the War of the Triple Alliance, which led to his death.

Virgin of Asuncion Church - National Pantheon of Heroes in Asuncion. 

Watermark: Not available 
Printer: FC Oberthur, France
Signatures: Gilberto Rodriguez Garcete and Raul Vera Bogado
Occasion: 50th Anniversary of Banco Central del Paraguay (1952-2002)

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