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20 Bolívares
| Issuer | Banco Caracas, Compañía Anónima |
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| Year | 1920-1928 |
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| Printer | Homer Lee Bank Note Co., New York |
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| Obverse description | Dark green and black note with a central text block bearing the bank name BANCO CARACAS and COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA in large display lettering, with the denomination VEINTE BOLÍVARES in bold letterpress below a promise-to-pay clause. A circular vignette at the lower left contains a portrait of a young woman in classical attire, while a cherub or child figure occupies the lower right corner within an ornate guilloche border frame. The serial number, date line reading 'Caracas, de 19__', and spaces for Director and Gerente signatures appear across the lower portion of the face. |
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| Reverse description | Monochrome green reverse with a large central allegorical vignette enclosed within a circular guilloche ring bearing the inscriptions BANCO CARACAS COMPAÑIA ANONIMA and CAPITAL Bs. 6.000.000; the central scene depicts a seated female allegory with attendant figures in a classical landscape setting. Elaborate lathe-work guilloche panels fill the left and right margins, each incorporating the numeral 20 in outlined gothic figures. The overall design is rendered in fine intaglio and letterpress, creating a dense, intricately patterned composition. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CARACAS COMPAÑIA ANONIMA CAPITAL Bs. 6.000.000 20 HOMER LEE BANK NOTE CO. |
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