20 Soles

Issuer	República del Perú
Year	1879
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Printer	American Bank Note Company, New York, United States
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Obverse description	Central intaglio vignette of a seated allegorical female figure representing Justice, holding scales and a sword, surrounded by symbols of commerce, agriculture, and war including cannons, a cornucopia, and draped flags, printed in black on a green guilloche underprint. Denomination numeral '20' appears in ornate counters at upper left and upper right, with 'Veinte Soles' in bold Gothic script repeated on both flanks. The note bears the date 'Lima Junio 30 de 1879' at the lower centre, two manuscript signatures below, and the printer's imprint 'American Bank Note Co. N.Y.' along the bottom margin.
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Reverse description	Printed entirely in dark blue, the reverse is dominated by a large central '20' numeral set within an intricate lathe-work guilloche medallion, overlaid by the bold inscription 'La República del Perú' in ornate lettering. A small vignette of the Peruvian coat of arms appears at the left, flanked by elaborate engine-turned borders. The denomination 'Veinte Soles' and numerals '20' are repeated in the top and bottom panel borders, with the printer's imprint 'American Bank Note Company, New York' at the lower margin.
Reverse lettering	La República del Perú Veinte Soles 20 XX American Bank Note Company, New York
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