Country: Mexico

Series: 2021 "Bicentennial of Independence" Commemorative Issue
Catalog codes: World Paper Money P-132a.1
Issued on: 2021-01-08
Distribution: Commemorative
Size: 120 x 65 mm
Composition: Polymer
Printer: Banco de Mexico (Mexico) - BdM
Face value: 20 $ - Mexican peso
Description: 20-peso banknote commemorating the bicentennial of Mexico’s Independence
Obverse
This banknote represents the achievement and culmination of the historical process of Mexico's Independence.
The motif of the composition consists of a fragment of the artwork titled "Solemne y pacífica entrada del Ejército de las Tres Garantías a la Ciudad de México el día 27 de septiembre del memorable año de 1821” (Solemn and peaceful entrance of the Army of the Three Guarantees to Mexico City on September 27th of the memorable year 1821), of anonymous author and which is part of the collection of the National Museum of History, Chapultepec Castle, located in Mexico City.
Reverse
The mangrove ecosystem is represented with the Mexican crocodile and the chocolate heron in the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, in the state of Quintana Roo, a World Natural Heritage Site.
Signatures: Gerardo Esquivel Hernández & Alejandro Alegre Rabiela
Quality: Unc (uncirculated)