20 Pesos

20 Pesos - obverse20 Pesos - reverse

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Features

Issuer Cuba
Issuing bank National Bank of Cuba
Period Second Republic (1959-date)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1961-1965
Value 20 Pesos (20 CUP)
Currency Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition Paper
Size 150 × 70 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 1 June 2003
Number
N#
205126
References P# 97
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait of Camilo Cienfuegos at center in oval with name below; face value on sides, in letters; issuer name on top.
Color: blue, Serial #s: red.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA
VEINTE VEINTE
PESOS PESOS
CAMILO CIENFUEGOS
GARANTIZADO INTEGRAMENTE CON EL ORO, CAMBIO EXTRANJERO
CONVERTIBLE EN ORO Y TODOS LOS DEMÁS ACTIVOS DEL BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA.
ESTE BILLETE CONSTITUYE UNA OBLIGACIÓN DEL ESTADO CUBANO.

Translation:
National Bank of Cuba
Twenty Twenty
Pesos Pesos
Camilo Cienfuegos
Fully Guaranteed with the gold, foreign exchange
convertible into gold and all the other assets of the National Bank of Cuba
This note constitutes an obligation of the Cuban State.

Reverse

Image of landing of Granma yatch forces, on December 2nd., 1956, country name on top, face value in numbers and letters on sides.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
2 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1956 DESEMBARCO DEL GRANMA
VEINTE VEINTE
20 20
PESOS PESOS
ESTE BILLETE TIENE CURSO LEGAL Y FUERZA LIBERATORIA ILIMITADA, DE ACUERDO CON LA LEY,
PARA EL PAGO DE TODA OBLIGACIÓN CONTRAÍDA O A CUMPLIR EN EL TERRITORIO NACIONAL.

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
December 2nd., 1965 landing of the Granma
Twenty Twenty
20 20
Pesos Pesos
This note is legal tender and has unlimited liberatory force, in accordance with the law,
for payment of all obligations, contracted or to be fulfilled, on the whole national territory

Printer

Státní Tiskárna Cenin, Prague, Czech Republic (1953-date)

Comments

NOTE: P# 97x: Each member of the Bay of Pigs invasion force was reportedly issued one hundred each of notes P# 97x (counterfeit). There are with or without added serial#.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1961  49% P# 97a - Issued note, signatures: Ernesto "Che" Guevara & Rolando Díaz Astaraín
1961  10% P# 97s - Specimen
1961  3% P# 97x - USA counterfeit, Series F69, F70 (see comments)
1964  Photo 38% P# 97b - Issued note, signatures: Marcelo Fernández Font & Luis Álvarez Rom
1965  Photo $ 32 8% P# 97c - Issued note, signatures: Salvador Vilaseca Forné & Luis Álvarez Rom

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 PesosPicture 1 of a sold 20 Pesos
Katz
Auction 87
Lot 1179
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2023 1964 – P# 97b - Issued note, signatures: Marcelo Fernández Font & Luis Álvarez Rom UNC USD 52.93
(EUR 49.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 PesosPicture 1 of a sold 20 Pesos
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 3680
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 1965 – P# 97c - Issued note, signatures: Salvador Vilaseca Forné & Luis Álvarez Rom UNC USD 22.68
(EUR 21.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 PesosPicture 1 of a sold 20 Pesos
Katz
Auction 97
Lot 2044
Internet Archive
7 Oct 2023 1965 – P# 97c - Issued note, signatures: Salvador Vilaseca Forné & Luis Álvarez Rom UNC USD 39.96
(EUR 37.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 PesosPicture 1 of a sold 20 Pesos
Katz
Auction 95
Lot 1000
Internet Archive
16 Sep 2023 1965 – P# 97c - Issued note, signatures: Salvador Vilaseca Forné & Luis Álvarez Rom UNC USD 32.40
(EUR 30.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 PesosPicture 1 of a sold 20 Pesos
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 1176
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 Undetermined F USD 75.61
(EUR 70.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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