 Republic of Nicaragua Military Script. $25.00. City of Granada. 29th 'day of' July '185'6 [written and engraved]. Typeset form printed on an off-white bond paper. 230mm by 173mm. Textual designs in various fonts. On the top 'TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.' by spaces for the serial number and written denomination. At the upper right in Gothic, 'The Republic of Nicaragua'. Across the centers, the text in six lines: 'is indebted to____in the sum of/TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS,/for Military Services rendered to the State./In witness whereof [Gothic] we have hereunto set our names and affixed the Great/seal of the Republic, at the City of Granada, this_____day of/_____185_' At the lower left, the imprint 'EL NICARAGUENSE PRINT.' At the left end, within an ornate frame, large 'MILITARY SCRIPT.' At the right end, a different ornate frame with 'TWENTY-FIVE' and 'DOLLARS', bisected with an ornament. Large (62mm diameter) embossed seal of the Republic on the lower left. Signed boldly in black pen by F.[ermin] Ferrar as 'Minister of Hacienda.' and Wm.[illiam] Walker as 'President of the Republic.' Pick S131.
An excellent quality example of a very rare piece of scrip from this historic issue. The embossed seal is slightly weak, but the overall Fine. The signature is bold and vivid. There are some pen endorsements on the face, but not in key areas. The back with endorsements displaying the bond's circulation. Folded in eighths with some splits and crude patches. However, a lovely example.
Ex Douglas B. Ball; Stanley Gibbons Part V Sale (H.I.M. Inc., December 20, 1982, lot 2988).
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