Waterlow & Sons Limited, United Kingdom (1810-1961)
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Obverse description
Allegorical woman on left, wearing helmet, spear with flag on right hand, holding shield on left hand. Modified Uruguayan coat of arms to right. Issuer name on top, face value in numbers and letters at center, in letters on bottom left. Place and date below center value. Hand written serial # to left of value. Punch hole cancelled, printer name and `SPECIMEN`
Reverse description
Face value in letters, in oval at center, in numbers to all four corners.
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Banco Aleman Belga
del
Rio de la Plata
N° ___ 20 PESOS NACIONs
EL BANCO ALEMAN BELGA DEL RIO DE LA PLATA
Pagará en Montevideo al portador y á la vista
VEINTE PESOS NACIONALES EN ORO
con arreglo a la ley de 23 de Junio de 1862
Montevideo, 1 de Enero de 1875
POR EL BANCO
VEINTE PESOS
WATERLOW & SONS
SPECIMEN (Translation: German-Belgian Bank of the River Plate # _____ 20 National Pesos The German Belgian bank of River Plate will pay at Montevideo, to the bearer and at sight twenty National Pesos in gold, accordingly to Law from June 23rd., 1862. Montevideo January 1st., 1875 By the Bank Twenty Pesos Waterlow & Sons Specimen)