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20 Quetzales
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1983-1987 |
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| Size | 156 × 68 mm |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Dr. Mariano Gálvez at right, rendered in blue-grey tones against a fine guilloche underprint in blue and multicolour. A vignette of the national bird, the Resplendent Quetzal, appears at upper left alongside the denomination numeral 20 in a large ornate guilloche rosette at centre, with a Mayan glyph panel to its left. Three facsimile signatures appear below the rosette, identified by the legends GERENTE, PRESIDENTE, and JEFE DE LA CONTRALORIA DE CUENTAS, with the authorization date at far right. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette illustrates the signing of the Act of Independence of Central America, rendered as a detailed historical scene with multiple figures gathered around a table in a formal interior setting. The caption FIRMA DEL ACTA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA DE CENTROAMÉRICA appears below the vignette. Geometric Mayan-inspired border patterns in blue, orange, and brown frame the composition, with the denomination numeral 20 in guilloche ovals at lower left and upper right. |
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| Protection description | Tecun Uman, the Maya-K'iche' warrior, visible when held to light |
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