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20 Pesos Banco de D.Matte y Ca.
| Issuer | Banco de D. Matte y Ca. |
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| Year | 1888 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black intaglio on white paper with a salmon-pink guilloche underprint. A central vignette depicts a reclining allegorical female figure surrounded by agricultural produce, framed by an arched guilloche border with the denomination numeral '20' on each side. Two female portrait vignettes in classical attire flank the central scene, one at left and one at right, with the bank name 'BANCO DE D.MATTE Y Ca.' in bold letterpress across the center, above the payable clause and the denomination 'VEINTE PESOS' in ornate script; serial numbers appear at lower left and right, and the imprint of the American Bank Note Company is printed at the bottom. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in pinkish-red (rose-brown) ink, with an intricate all-over lathe-work and guilloche pattern forming a dense geometric underprint across the entire surface. The bank name 'BANCO DE D. MATTE Y Ca.' is set in bold serif lettering at center, flanked on each side by large numeral '20' cartouches surrounded by elaborate engine-turned rosette and scroll designs. The imprint of the American Bank Note Company appears in small type at the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 20 BANCO DE D. MATTE Y Ca. 20 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY NEW YORK |
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