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20 Pesos

Issuer El Banco de la República Mexicana
Year 1918
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Size 155 x 70 mm
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Obverse description Black intaglio engraving on white paper with a large central guilloche medallion bearing the numeral 20, flanked by fine lathe-work borders and repeated denomination numerals along the margins. To the right, a classical allegorical vignette engraved in fine detail shows two female figures in flowing robes, one seated and one standing, with a small denomination panel below. The bank title EL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA MEXICANA arches diagonally across the upper portion, with SERIES DE 1918 inscribed at centre-left and centre-right, and SPECIMEN overprinted twice in red across the lower section with cancellation punch holes.
Obverse lettering El Banco de la República Mexicana
México
Series de 1918
Pagará al portador, a la vista y en efectivo, la cantidad de
Veinte Pesos
Série A
Gerente Interventor Cajero
SPECIMEN SPECIMEN
American Bank Note Company
(Translation: The Bank of the Mexican Republic / Mexico / Series of 1918 / Will pay the bearer at sight and in cash the amount of / Twenty Pesos / Series A / Manager Comptroller Cashier)
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Reverse lettering Banco de la
República Mexicana
Veinte Pesos
American Bank Note Company
(Translation: Bank of the / Mexican Republic / Twenty Pesos)
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