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20 Quetzales
| Uitgever | Banco de Guatemala |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 2003 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Central intaglio vignette illustrating the signing of the Act of Independence of Central America, with a group of figures gathered around a table in a colonial interior. The scene is framed by decorative Mayan-inspired borders in pink and green at either side. The bank title BANCO DE GUATEMALA appears at top, the denomination VEINTE QUETZALES at bottom, and the caption FIRMA DEL ACTA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA DE CENTROAMERICA beneath the central scene. |
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| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Watermark, Security thread |
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| Opmerkingen |
The 20 Quetzal denomination has been a persistent fixture in Guatemala's currency series since the mid-twentieth century, and by 2003 the Banco de Guatemala had settled into a long-running contract with Oberthur Fiduciaire — a relationship that produced consistent if unspectacular output across multiple denominations. Oberthur's Chantepie facility handled the bulk of Guatemalan production during this period, a fact sometimes obscured by the "Fiduciaire" branding shift the French firm underwent in the late 1990s.
The security specification here is modest for its era — watermark and thread only, without the foil elements or color-shifting ink appearing on higher-value contemporaries. This was a deliberate cost-tiered decision; the 20 Quetzal note circulated heavily in everyday retail transactions and required frequent replacement rather than expensive feature upgrades.