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20 Pesos El Banco de Londres y Mexico
| Issuer | Banco de Londres y Mexico |
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| Year | 1889-1913 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in brown on cream paper. A large central circular vignette contains the Mexican eagle — an intaglio engraving of a perched eagle with wings spread atop a cactus with a serpent, derived from the national coat of arms — set within an elaborate geometric guilloche border. The words 'LONDRES' and 'Y MEXICO' are rendered in bold serif lettering to the left and right of the central vignette respectively, flanked by four corner medallions each bearing the numeral '20'. 'BANCO DE' appears in a cartouche at the top centre, and the printer's imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK' is inscribed at both top and bottom margins. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE LONDRES Y MEXICO 20 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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El Banco de Londres y México was the oldest commercial bank in Mexico and one of only two institutions — the other being Banamex — granted national circulation privileges under the 1897 Ley General de Instituciones de Crédito. That status gave its notes a reach far beyond Mexico City and made the London & Mexico series some of the most widely encountered private issues of the Porfiriato.
The American Bank Note Company produced the series across a span of over two decades, with successive dates and minor typographic variations creating a collectible sequence that rewards close attention to signature combinations and date blocks.