Catalog
20 Pesos
| 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) |
| Reverse description | Printed in brown on white paper, the reverse is dominated by a large central vignette of the Aztec Sun Stone (Sunstone calendar), engraved in fine intaglio detail with the face of Tonatiuh at its centre and the concentric bands of calendrical glyphs surrounding it. Symmetrical denomination panels inscribed VEINTE / 20 / PESOS appear at left and right within ornate guilloche frames, with the numeral 20 repeated at all four corners. The legends BANCO DE LA and REPÚBLICA MEXICANA arc along the top and bottom borders respectively, with the printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY at the base. |
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