20 Pesos

Issuer	Banco de Comercio
Year	1915
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Obverse description	The obverse is dominated by a large central guilloche medallion bearing the numeral '20' in bold intaglio, flanked by ornate lathe-work panels and two smaller '20' numerals at left and right. A vignette at the right depicts an equestrian statue of a military figure on a stone pedestal, rendered in fine engraving. The bank title 'EL BANCO DE COMERCIO' arches across the top, with the legend 'PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR EN MONEDA EFECTIVA' below, and the place and date 'TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS' and '16 DE FEBRERO DE 1915' at the lower margin; series and serial number positions are printed 'SERIE A' and 'Nº 00000', with 'SPECIMEN' overprints in red.
Obverse lettering	EL BANCO DE COMERCIO PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR EN MONEDA EFECTIVA VEINTE PESOS TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS 16 DE FEBRERO DE 1915 SERIE A Nº 00000 SPECIMEN AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
Reverse description	The reverse is printed in black on white paper and centers on an oval vignette of the Honduran national coat of arms, set within an elaborate engine-turned guilloche border. The denomination numeral '20' appears in large intaglio figures to the left and right of the central vignette, with corner numerals '20' in each quadrant. The bank name 'BANCO DE COMERCIO' is inscribed above the central oval, and 'VEINTE PESOS' appears in a ribbon panel at the lower center; the printer's imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY' is at the bottom margin.
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