Catalog
20 Quetzales
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 2006-2007 |
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| Size | 156 × 67 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Doctor Mariano Gálvez at right, rendered in intaglio in blue and violet tones, with a quetzal bird and Mayan glyph vignettes at left forming a decorative side panel. The bank title "BANCO DE GUATEMALA" and "GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMERICA" appear across the upper portion, with the denomination "VEINTE QUETZALES" in bold lettering at centre. Two facsimile signatures of the Gerente General and Presidenta appear below the central numeral "20", with the authorization date printed vertically along the left margin. |
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| Reverse description | A large central vignette in blue intaglio reproduces a historical scene of the signing of the Central American Act of Independence, with a group of figures gathered around a table in a formal interior setting. Mayan decorative motifs and guilloche underprint panels frame the composition on both sides, with the numeral "20" in the lower right corner. The bank title "BANCO DE GUATEMALA" runs across the top, and the denomination "VEINTE QUETZALES" appears below the central scene. |
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| Signature(s) | 2006 - María Antonieta de Bonilla and Lizardo Arturo Sosa López 2007 - María Antonieta de Bonilla and Lizardo Arturo Sosa López |
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