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20 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de Quito |
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| Year | 1880 |
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| Value | 20 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper with green underprint. At left, a seated allegorical female figure rests against a rocky plinth; at centre-right, a second reclining allegorical figure is accompanied by a globe and navigational instruments. The bank title BANCO DE QUITO arches across the upper centre in bold letterpress, with the denomination expressed both numerically in a lathe-work medallion at upper right and in script as VEINTE across the lower centre. A date panel reading Quito, Enero 2 de 1880 appears within a green guilloche cartouche, with signature lines for EL GERENTE and EL DIRECTOR below. The word VEINTE repeats in large ghost lettering as a central underprint, and the numeral 20 flanks the border in a repeating counter pattern. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE QUITO VALE VEINTE PESOS EN MONEDA CORRIENTE Quito, Enero 2 de 1880 EL GERENTE EL DIRECTOR American Bank Note Co. N.Y. |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in orange-red intaglio on white paper, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate symmetrical lathe-work design of interlocking guilloche rosettes and ornamental scroll borders. A central oval cartouche carries the bank name Banco de Quito in bold script, flanked on each side by the numeral 20 set within circular counter medallions. The overall composition is densely geometric, with no pictorial vignettes, relying entirely on engine-turned patterns for its decorative effect. The printer's imprint American Bank Note Co. New-York appears twice in the lower margin. |
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