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20 Dollars British Guiana Bank

Issuer British Guiana Bank
Year 1902
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Obverse description Printed entirely in black ink on white paper, the obverse carries the bank title in ornate copperplate script across the top, flanked by the denomination '$20' at each upper corner. At left, a small engraved vignette within a cartouche shows a seated allegorical figure surmounted by a crown. The promise-to-pay clause and denomination 'TWENTY DOLLARS' are set in bold letterpress at centre, with the serial number appearing twice in the middle register; below, a decorative guilloche panel bears the word 'Twenty' in elaborate script, and signature lines for Manager and Director appear at the foot alongside an Accountant entry line.
Obverse lettering British Guiana Bank
$20.
Demerara
We Promise to pay the Bearer on demand
TWENTY DOLLARS
For the Corporation of the
British Guiana Bank
Twenty
MANAGER.
DIRECTOR.
Entered ACCOUNT
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Protection description Punch-hole perfin pattern applied to the note, visible on both obverse and reverse in the lower centre-left area, likely used as a cancellation device upon redemption or withdrawal.
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