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20 Bolivianos Banco Potosi
| Issuer | Banco Potosí |
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| Year | 1894 |
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| Currency | First boliviano (1864-1963) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note with a central guilloche rosette bearing the denomination VEINTE / 20 / BOLIVIANOS over a salmon-orange sunburst underprint. Left vignette shows a shepherdess seated with a lamb; right oval vignette presents an allegorical female figure in classical armour. The bank title EL BANCO POTOSÍ appears at upper left, date SUCRE, ENERO 1º DE 1894 at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO POTOSÍ PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Á LA VISTA VEINTE 20 BOLIVIANOS EN MONEDA CORRIENTE VEINTE DELEGADO DEL GOBIERNO POR EL CAJERO P.P. DIRECTOR JERENTE SUCRE, ENERO 1º DE 1894 Bradbury Wilkinson y Cª Grabadores Londres |
| Reverse description | Uniformly intaglio-printed in brown on cream paper. A central rectangular vignette depicts a group of putti engaged in allegorical commerce and industry, with a globe, ship, bales and tools. The legends BANCO at left and POTOSÍ at right flank the central scene vertically, with denomination numerals 20 in ornate cartouches at each side. Elaborate shell-and-scroll cornerpieces frame the composition. |
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