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20 Quetzales Banco de Guatemala, Provisional issue
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1946-1947 |
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| Value | 20 Quetzales (20 GTQ) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE GUATEMALA GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMÉRICA Pagará al portador en efectivo, á la vista y á la par VEINTE QUETZALES BANCO DE GUATEMALA ACUERDO DE LA JUNTA MONETARIA 26 MARZO 1947 (Translation: Central Bank of Guatemala Guatemala, Central America Pay to Bearer at sight in cash Twenty Quetzals Bank of Guatemala According of Monetary Board March 26th., 1947) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in blue, the reverse centres on an intaglio vignette of the Palace of the Captains-General in Antigua, rendered with fine architectural detail against a mountainous horizon. Elaborate guilloche rosettes occupy the left and right panels, carrying the Roman numeral XX and the numeral 20 respectively. The bank name runs across the top cartouche and the denomination legend appears in a decorative panel below the central vignette, with the printer's imprint reading WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE GUATEMALA XX 20 VEINTE QUETZALES (Translation: Central Bank of Guatemala 20 Twenty Quetzals) |
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