Catalog
20 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco del Ecuador |
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| Reference(s) | P#141D |
| Obverse description | Brown and green note with an ornate guilloche border enclosing the full perimeter, the numeral '20' repeated in each corner. Two circular vignettes occupy the central field side by side: the left contains a portrait of a uniformed military figure, the right a seated allegorical female figure. The bank title 'BANCO DEL ECUADOR' is set in bold letterpress across the upper register, with 'VEINTE PESOS' below and 'GERENTES' at the foot above blank signature lines. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DEL ECUADOR VALE VEINTE PESOS 20 GERENTES |
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Banco del Ecuador was a private commercial bank operating out of Guayaquil, not a central bank — Ecuador had no central monetary authority until the Banco Central del Ecuador was established in 1927. Several competing regional banks issued currency simultaneously during this period, and the Banco del Ecuador was among the most prominent, closely tied to the coastal export economy built on cacao.
The American Bank Note Company produced currency for dozens of Latin American issuers from its New York facilities, often reusing plate elements across clients. The P#141D designation suggests this falls within a longer series with multiple signature or date varieties, worth cross-referencing carefully before attribution.