| Issuer | Paraguay |
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| Year | 1886 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 Pesos |
| Currency | Peso (1856-1944) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 185 × 80 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#S149 |
| Obverse description | Black on lilac underprint. Fleet of ships at left; woman in profile at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO NACIONAL DEL PARAGUAY ASUNCIÓN, 1ro. de Enero de 1886. Pagará al portador y á la vista 20 VEINTE PESOS FUERTES en monedas de oro ó plata sellada de curso legal segun ley de 31 de Octubre 1883. (Translation: The National Bank of Paraguay Asunción, January 1st., 1886 Will pay to bearer, at sight, Twenty Pesos Fuertes in coins of gold or sealed silver, of legal tender, as Law from October 31st., 1883.) |
| Reverse description | Blue. Bank name at center, flanked by numerals. |
| Reverse lettering | EL BANCO NACIONAL DEL 20 PARAGUAY (Translation: The National Bank of Paraguay) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | No watermark. |
| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 8395708280 |
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