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20 Quetzales
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1989-1992 |
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| Value | 20 Quetzales (20 GTQ) |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a large intaglio scene of the signing of Guatemala's Act of Independence on 15 September 1821, with a group of historical figures gathered around a table in a formal interior setting. The bank title BANCO DE GUATEMALA appears at the top, with the denomination VEINTE QUETZALES below the central scene. Decorative Mayan-style geometric guilloche borders frame the composition on both lateral margins, with the numeral 20 repeated in corner cartouches. |
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| Signature(s) | 1989 - Presidente and Gerente 1990 - Presidente and Gerente 1992 - Presidente and Gerente |
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| Protection description | the quetzal bird visible in the plain paper margin; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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