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20 Soles
| Issuer | República del Perú |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of an allegorical female figure seated amid maritime and agricultural implements, printed in dark blue-black intaglio on white paper with ornate guilloche border. The denomination "XX" appears in the upper-left corner and "20" in the upper-right, with "Veinte Soles" inscribed in large letters to either side of the central vignette. Date "LIMA JUNIO 30 DE 1879" is printed at the lower center, with the imprint of the American Bank Note Co., N.Y. below, and manuscript signatures appear across the lower portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | LA REPÚBLICA DEL PERÚ PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR VEINTE SOLES CONFORME A LO LEYES DE 22 DE ENERO POR LA JUNTA DE VIGILANCIA DE DISPUESTA EN LAS LEYES DE 1 DE FEBRERO DE 1879 ADMINISTRADORA LA EMISIÓN FISCAL LIMA JUNIO 30 DE 1879 AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. N.Y. |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in dark blue-grey intaglio, the reverse is dominated by a large central numeral "20" within an ornate lathe-work oval cartouche flanked by the text "REPÚBLICA DEL PERÚ" in bold block letters. A vignette of the Peruvian coat of arms — with llama, cinchona tree, and cornucopia — occupies the left panel, while the Roman numeral "XX" is set within a guilloche panel at right. The denomination "Veinte Soles" and numeral "20" are repeated in the top and bottom borders, and the printer's imprint "American Bank Note Company, New York" appears at the lower center. |
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