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20 Pesos El Banco Oriental de Mexico
| Issuer | El Banco Oriental de Mexico |
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| Year | 1900-1914 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S381 |
| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark green and black intaglio on a brown-orange guilloche underprint. To the left, a tall allegorical vignette depicts a monument with a winged female figure atop a globe, surrounded by figures below — likely representing Progress or Victory. At centre, a large ornate numeral '20' is set within an elaborate lathe-work medallion, above a banner cartouche reading 'VEINTE XX 20 XX PESOS' and the sub-legend 'EN EFECTIVO'. To the right, an oval portrait vignette shows a distinguished gentleman in 19th-century attire, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The date 'Puebla, 3 de Febrero de 191[?]' and three manuscript signature lines appear at the lower portion, with role designations 'Gerente', 'Interventor del Gobierno', and 'Consejero'. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in olive-brown intaglio on a plain paper ground. A large central shield-shaped vignette contains a view of a cathedral or church building, encircled by the Latin legend 'ANGELIS SVIS DEVS MANDAVIT DE TE VT CVSTODIANT TE IN OMNIBVS VIIS SVIS', within an elaborate radiating guilloche border. The bank name 'BANCO ORIENTAL DE MEXICO' arcs around the lower portion of the central medallion. Large ornate numerals '20' appear at left and right flanking the central design, and the imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK' is printed at the bottom margin. A Mexican fiscal stamp and a red circular bank cancellation stamp are affixed to the upper corners. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO ORIENTAL DE MEXICO ANGELIS SVIS DEVS MANDAVIT DE TE VT CVSTODIANT TE IN OMNIBVS VIIS SVIS AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK (Translation: Eastern Bank of Mexico. God has given his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.) |
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