Sailing ship at center, Coats of arms from Uruguay, France and Argentina on left, 2 girls on right, issuer name on top, date below.
Reverse description
Issuer name in three lines, in a circle on center, face value in letters on top and bottom; in numbers on sides , each one in guilloches.
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Protection description
Obverse lettering
EL BANCO FRANCO-PLATENSE
Pagará al portador y a la vista
Veinte Pesos en Billetes de Curso Legal
ó en su defecto en Oro Sellado con arreglo
al Artº 20 de la Ley de 4 de Mayo de 1870.
Montevideo,
1º de agosto de 1871
DOS DOBLONES (Translation: The French-River Plate Bank Will pay to the bearer and at sight Twenty Pesos on banknotes of legal tender or else on sealed gold accordingly to article 20 of the Law from May 4th., 1870 Montevideo, August 1st., 1871 Two Doblones)
Reverse lettering
VEINTE
20 20
EL BANCO
FRANCO
PLATENSE
VEINTE (Translation: Twenty 20 20 The Bank French River Plate Twenty)