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20 Pesos Blue seal
| Issuer | Bank of the Philippine Islands |
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| Year | 1928-1933 |
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| Value | 20 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed vignette of a young Filipina woman at left, rendered in fine engraved detail with sheaves of grain, facing slightly right. The bank title 'The Bank of the Philippine Islands' appears in ornate script at centre, above the denomination 'TWENTY PESOS' in bold letterpress. A circular blue seal of the Bank of the Philippine Islands is positioned at right, accompanied by a serial number in blue, with two manuscript signatures below — Cashier at left and President at right — over the issue date 'Manila, P.I., January 1, 1928'. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND TWENTY PESOS MANILA P.I. JANUARY 1 1928 CASHIER PRESIDENT |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in golden-yellow, with a bold central panel bearing the bank name 'THE BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS' and denomination 'TWENTY PESOS' in large serif lettering, surrounded by an elaborate guilloche framework of floral and foliate ornaments. Large numeral '20' vignettes appear at left and right within decorative cartouches, and the denomination 'TWENTY PESOS' is repeated at the top and bottom margins within the ornamental border. |
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