20 Pesos Silver Certificate Issue

Features

Location Cuba
Issuing institution General Treasury of the Republic
Period First Republic (1902-1906, 1909-1959)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1934-1948
Value 20 Pesos (20 CUP)
Currency Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition Paper
Size 156 × 67 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 6 March 1953
Number
N#
219707
References P# 72
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 Antonio Maceo at center.
Color: black, olive green.
Serial: red.
on left, red seal of the General Treasury.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
VEINTE
20 PESOS
ANTONIO MACEO
ESTE CERTIFICADO, CUYO VALOR EN PLATA ACUÑADA ESTÁ
DEPOSITADO EN LA TESORERÍA GENERAL DE LA REPÚBLICA,
SERÁ ACEPTADO SIN LIMITACIÓN DE PAGO DE LOS
IMPUESTOS DEL ESTADO LA PROVINCIA Y EL MUNICIPIO
CERTIFICADO DE PLATA

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
Twenty
20 Pesos
Antonio Maceo
This certificate, which value in minted silver is
stored on the General Treasury of the Republic,
will be accepted without limits of payment of the
taxes from the State, the Province and the Municipal.
Silver Ceritficate

Reverse

Coat of arms at center
Color: olive green.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
CERTIFICADO DE PLATA
20 PESOS 20 PESOS
VEINTE VEINTE
ESTE CERTIFICADO ACREDITA QUE SU IMPORTE ESTÁ DEPOSITADO INTEGRAMENTE
EN MONEDAS DE PLATA DE A PESO, DEL CUÑO NACIONAL, EN LA
TESORERÍA GENERAL DE LA REPÚBLICA
A LA DISPOSICIÓN DEL TENEDOR DEL MISMO Y QUE LE SERÁ ETREGADO A SU DEMANDA.

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
Silver Certificate
20 Pesos 20 Pesos
Twenty Twenty
This Certificate provides that its amount is fully deposited
in silver coins of 1 peso, of the national currency, at the
General Treasury of the Republic
at the disposal of the bearer and will be delivered on his demand.

Signatures

Manuel Despaigne Riverie (MDR) Secretary of Finance
Carlos Mendieta Montefur (CMM) Republic President
Germán Walter del Rí­o (GWR) Secretary of Finance
Miguel M. Gómez Arias (MMGA) Republic President
Ricardo Ponce de la Torre (RPT) Secretary of Finance
José A. Barnet Vinageras (JABV) Republic President
Manuel Giménez Lanier (MGL) Secretary of Finance
Federico Laredo Bru (FLB) Republic President
Eduardo Montoulieu de la Torre (EMT) Minister of Finance
Fulgencio Batista Zaldí­var (FBZ) Republic President
Manuel Fernández Supervielle (MFS) Minister of Finance
Ramón Grau San Martí­n (RGSM) Republic President
Isauro Valdés Moreno (IVM) Minister of Finance

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing, United States (1862-date)

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Date Signatures No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC
1934  MDR, CMM 100 000 P# 72a
1936  GWR, MMGA 75 000 P# 72b
1936  RPT, JABV 125 000 P# 72c - (1936A)
1938  MGL, FLB 700 000 P# 72d
1943  EMT, FBZ 762 000 P# 72e
1945  MFS, RGSM 1 246 000 P# 72f
1948  IVM, RGSM Photo 508 000 P# 72g

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Pesos (Silver Certificate Issue)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Pesos (Silver Certificate Issue)
Katz
Auction 97
Lot 2042
Internet Archive
7 Oct 2023 1948 – P# 72g F USD 93.89
(EUR 87.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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