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20 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional |
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| Year | 1883 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | At left, a seated allegorical female figure in classical robes is rendered in fine intaglio, accompanied by agricultural motifs at her feet; at right, an oval intaglio portrait vignette presents a cleric in full ecclesiastical dress. The bank title "EL BANCO NACIONAL" is set in bold gothic lettering across the face, with the Argentine national arms at upper centre over a guilloche underprint, and the denomination "VEINTE PESOS" in large letterpress type at centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA ARGENTINA EL BANCO NACIONAL Buenos Aires Enero 1o de 1883. Série B 040,469 pagará al portador y á la vista VEINTE PESOS MONEDA NACIONAL ORO, SEGUN LEY DE 5 de Noviembre de 1881. Inspector de Gobierno Directorio VEINTE PESOS 20 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in reddish-brown ink and carries two symmetrically disposed oval bust-portrait vignettes, one at left and one at right, each enclosed within intricate lathe-work guilloche frames. A central green guilloche medallion bears the large numeral "20", flanked by the legends "EL BANCO NACIONAL" and "BUENOS AIRES", all contained within an engine-turned geometric border. |
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