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$20 sábanas

The sequence appears to have been as follows. First, 'NUM.' with two large signatures.

sabanas 20 A 14085

sabanas 20 A 14085 reverse

Series
letter
ImprintAbbreviationSize of numbers
(left, right)
Type of seal
on reverse
A IMP. DEL GOBIERNO. CHIH. NUM. large, large black

 

The 'NUM.' with a printed (rather than stamped) seal on the back is a counterfeit (see Counterfeit $20 sábanas Type 1), even though they are known with resellos.

Then 'No.' was added to the numbering machine.

sabanas 20 A 61009

sabanas 20 A 61009 reverse

Series
letter
ImprintAbbreviationSize of numbers
(left, right)
Type of seal
on reverse
A IMP. DEL GOBIERNO. CHIH. No. NUM. large, large black
purple

 

Finally, 'NUM.' was removed from the plate and 'No. No.' added to the numbering machine.

sabanas 20 A 25912

sabanas 20 A 25912 reverse

Series
letter
ImprintAbbreviationSize of numbers
(left, right)
Type of seal
on reverse
A IMP. DEL GOBIERNO. CHIH. No. No. large, large black
purple

 

These 'No. No.' notes are known both with and without a dot after 'GOBIERNO' in the printer's imprint, presumably from different positions on the page.

Some notes have the left flourish of the letter 'S' filled in. These notes are known with a variety of resellos and with the 'REVALIDADO' revalidation, so might be a genuine variation but are more likely to be counterfeit (see Counterfeit Type 5). Such notes are known with the misprint 'VIENTE' for 'VEINTE'.

sabanas 20 A 71079

 

Resellos

Revalidation

sabanas 20 A 76362

sabanas 20 A 76362 reverse
$20 note REVALIDADO (Note is of the type with filled-in flourish on 'S')

These $20 notes were revalidated in accordance with the Convention's decree of 17 December 1914. By 3 May 1915 4,516 notes, totalling $90,320, had been revalidatedLa Convención, 3 May 1915.

Counterfeits

Both the 'NUM.' (Counterfeit Type 1) and the 'No. No.' (Counterfeits Types 2-6) notes were counterfeited.