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20 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | Banco Central de la República Dominicana |
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| Year | 1964-1974 |
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| Currency | Peso oro (1937-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse centres on an oval intaglio vignette of the Baluarte del Conde (Puerta del Conde) gate in Santo Domingo, set against a fine guilloche underprint in orange and brown tones. The bank title BANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA runs across the top margin, while the denomination VEINTE PESOS ORO appears in large letters; a circular red overprint bearing the issuing place inscription frames the lower portion of the design. Two serial numbers in green are printed at upper right and lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a circular intaglio vignette of a Taino chief in profile at left and the Dominican Republic coat of arms within a circular frame at right, both set against an intricate guilloche background in dark olive-brown tones. The word VEINTE is rendered in large letters at centre, with the bank title along the top margin and the denomination VEINTE PESOS ORO along the bottom. The printer's imprint THOMAS DE LA RUE & CO LTD appears in the lower margin. |
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Diógenes H. Fernández held the position of Governor of the Banco Central through all four signature combinations documented for this series — an unusually long tenure that spanned the final years of the Trujillo aftermath and into Balaguer's consolidation of power. Four different co-signatories rotated through the secondary position across roughly a decade, while Fernández's signature remained the constant anchor on the note.
The serial letter prefixes track production cleanly: each alphabetical block corresponds to a distinct emission date, making date attribution straightforward even on undated notes — which is the point of the system. De La Rue's serial numbering conventions for Dominican issues during this period were consistent enough to use as primary dating evidence when official documentation is absent.