Catalog
20 Pesos Uruguayos
| Issuer | Banco Central del Uruguay |
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| Year | 2000-2003 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Juan Zorrilla de San Martín positioned to the right, with the national coat of arms at upper left above the watermark area. The design incorporates fine guilloche underprint across the note face, with the denomination stated in words and figures within the surrounding letterpress inscriptions. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DEL URUGUAY PESOS URUGUAYOS VEINTE MONEDA NACIONAL (Translation: Central Bank of Uruguay Pesos Uruguayos Twenty National currency) |
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The P#83 was produced in relatively modest numbers across its three-year run, split between two printers — De La Rue in London and Oberthur Fiduciaire in France. Notes from each source are visually near-identical but can sometimes be distinguished by subtle differences in ink density and registration precision; De La Rue output generally shows tighter tolerances. Uruguay used dual-sourcing as a practical hedge against supply disruption, a policy the Banco Central maintained for several denominations during this period.
The watermark remains the sole listed security feature, which by 2000 was already a minimal specification for a circulating banknote.