20 pesos 1972 — Mexico ( Pick: 64a )
Region:
North America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 20 pesos issued in Mexico in 1972. It is cataloged under Pick number 64a. This note features a design dated 29.12.1972 and displays color variations of red and black on a multicolor underprint.
The dimensions of the banknote are 157 x 67 mm. It includes three signatures along with signature varieties. Produced by Banco de Mexico, the total amount produced was 50,000,000.
This note is printed on paper. The 20 pesos denomination exemplifies the banknote issues in Mexico at that time.
The dimensions of the banknote are 157 x 67 mm. It includes three signatures along with signature varieties. Produced by Banco de Mexico, the total amount produced was 50,000,000.
This note is printed on paper. The 20 pesos denomination exemplifies the banknote issues in Mexico at that time.
Specifications
- Signed by
- 3 signatures and signature varieties
- Date of issue
- 29 December 1972
- Printing office
- Banco de Mexico, Mexico
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Red and black on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 157 x 67 mm
- Amount produced
- 50,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 64a
About this banknote
The Banco de México issued the 20 pesos banknote (Pick 64a) on December 29, 1972, with a total production of 50,000,000 notes. This series was introduced to replace earlier designs and to incorporate updated security features.
The obverse features a portrait of José María Morelos y Pavón, a leader in Mexico's War of Independence, alongside two buildings from Morelia, Michoacán. To the left is Morelos's emblem—a bow with an arrow and the letters "SUD"—and at the bottom right, a sword. The reverse depicts the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl in Teotihuacan, with a sculpted head of Quetzalcoatl on the right margin and a snake design along the bottom. This banknote was demonetized on January 1, 1996.
