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20 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional |
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| Year | 1899 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Blue-tinted note with an elaborate engraved border of intertwined foliate and guilloche ornament. The central text reads VEINTE PESOS in large letterpress type, below which EN MONEDAS LEGALES DE PLATA Ú ORO is inscribed. A lower central vignette depicts a pastoral landscape scene within an oval frame, flanked by symmetrical decorative panels; the denomination numeral 20 appears in each upper corner, and a red oval Banco Nacional cancellation stamp is applied at centre-right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Serie Z LA CAJA DE PROPIETARIOS PAGARÁ A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR VEINTE PESOS EN MONEDAS LEGALES DE PLATA Ú ORO Bogotá, de 189 El Director, El Director |
| Reverse description | Plain cream paper with a simple blue printed border of repetitive guilloche pattern. A central rectangular text block carries the official decree authorisation, and below it appear three manuscript signatures of the Junta de Emisión members alongside a large circular black validation seal; the place and date Bogotá, Octubre 30 de 1899 is inscribed at the foot. |
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