ABNC print runs for El Banco de Santa Eulalia
The following tables gives the printing details from the American Bank Note CompanyThe 25c face and back plates (10 notes on each) and one 25c tint plate; 50c face and back plates (10 notes on each) and one 50c tint plate; and $1 face and back plates (6 notes on each) and two $1 tint plates were engraved on an order of 23 September 1875. The 25c face plate, 50c face plate and $1 face plate were altered on an order of 2 May 1882 by changing the Series from “A” to “B” and engraving one signature.
The $5 face and back plates (2 notes on each) and one $5 tint plate (2 notes) and $10 face and back plates (2 notes on each) and one $10 tint plate (2 notes) were engraved on an order of 14 September 1882.
On 14 February 1932 the American Bank Note Company cancelled the plates (ABNC).
Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
September 1875 | 25c | 60,000 |
A | 1 | 60000 |
50c | 50,000 |
A | 1 | 50000 | |
$1 | 60,000 |
A | 1 | 60000 |
Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
February 1880 | 25c | 10,000 |
A | 50001 | 60000 |
50c | 30,000 |
A | 20001 | 50000 |
These numbers duplicate a portion of the previous order. The February run had a comment attached: "Abatement owing to mistake in color of tints on 25's of order Feb. 1800 - 1000 imp."
Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
September 1880 | 25c | 20,000 |
A | 60001 | 80000 |
50c | 10,000 |
A | 50001 | 60000 | |
$1 | 10,000 |
A | 40001 | 50000 |
Again the numbers on the $1 notes duplicate a portion of a previous order.
Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
July 1881 | 50c | 20,000 |
A | 40001 | 60000 |
$1 | 20,000 |
A | 30001 | 50000 |
For the next issue the ANBC changed the series from A to B and engraved L. H. Scott's signature.
Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
May 1882 | 25c | 40,000 |
B | 1 | 20000 |
1 | 20000 | ||||
50c | 40,000 |
B | 1 | 20000 | |
1 | 20000 | ||||
$1 | 5,000 |
B | 1 | 15000 | |
1 | 15000 |
Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
September 1882 | $5 | 10,000 |
C | 1 | 10000 |
$10 | 5,000 |
C | 1 | 5000 |
Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
November 1885 | 25c | 40,000 |
B | 1 | 40000 |
50c | 30,000 |
B | 1 | 30000 | |
$1 | 25,000 |
B | 1 | 25000 |
Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
June 1886 | 25c | 20,000 |
B | 40001 | 60000 |
50c | 15,000 |
B | 30001 | 45000 | |
$1 | 12,500 |
B | 25001 | 37500 |
According to the ABNC proofs of the 25c and 50c values, it would seem that Series A and the 1882 Series B had blue numbers, whilst the other two years have red numbers, and that the 1886 printing can be distinguished from the 1885 printing by its darker background colour. The $1 notes had red numbers from 1875 until 1885(?) and blue numbers in 1886(?), with the 1885 print having a darker background than the 1882 print.