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20 Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco Potosí |
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| Year | 1887 |
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| Currency | First boliviano (1864-1963) |
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| Obverse description | Large 'Potosí' bank title in gothic lettering at upper left, flanked by two allegorical figures in intaglio: a reclining male figure at left and a standing female figure at right. Central guilloche vignette bears the denomination '20 BOLIVIANOS' in ornate letterpress. Date inscription 'Sucre, Enero 1ro de 1887' and ABNC imprint appear at lower centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO POTOSÍ PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Á LA VISTA VEINTE BOLIVIANOS EN MONEDA CORRIENTE SUCRE, ENERO 1RO DE 1887 DELEGADO DEL GOBIERNO POR EL CAJERO POR EL DIRECTOR-GERENTE AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. N.Y. VEINTA |
| Reverse description | Entirely covered by an intricate guilloche lathe-work border with denomination numerals '20' at left and right corners. A large central oval vignette rendered in intaglio displays a classical allegorical scene of putti at rest amid clouds, surrounded by dense engine-turned geometric patterns typical of ABNC production. |
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