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| Issuer | El Banco de la República Mexicana |
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| 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. |
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| 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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