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20 Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco Francisco Argandoña |
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| Year | 1893 |
| Type | Specimen |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette at left of a bearded gentleman in formal attire, set within an ornate frame. To the right, an allegorical group of two classical figures, one seated at an easel. Central text reads EL BANCO FRANCISCO ARGANDOÑA and VEINTE BOLIVIANOS in letterpress, with guilloche underprint throughout. Overprinted CANCELLED in red. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO FRANCISCO ARGANDOÑA PAGARÁ A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR VEINTE BOLIVIANOS en moneda corriente EMISION DE JULIO 1º DE 1893 VEINTE CANCELLED |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in blue, the reverse centres on an oval vignette of an elaborate palatial building with a tower amid trees, surrounded by intricate guilloche lacework. Denomination numerals 20 appear at left and right within ornamental cartouches. Legends FRANCISCO ARGANDOÑA and BOLIVIA arc above and below the central vignette. |
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