20 Uruguayan Peso Polymer Banknote (Juan Zorrilla De San Martin)

20 Pesos Uruguayos Peso (Issued 2020)

The 20 Pesos Uruguayos note issued in 2020 remains current legal tender in Uruguay, forming part of the Banco Central del Uruguay’s active circulation series. This Serie A issue continues the longstanding tradition of honouring Uruguay’s foremost cultural and literary figures on its national currency. The note circulates alongside higher denominations and is regularly encountered in everyday transactions throughout the country. Visitors returning from Uruguay or residents holding these notes can present them for exchange through specialist UK currency services.

On the front, the dominant feature is a finely engraved portrait of Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, the celebrated Uruguayan poet and national literary icon, rendered in detailed intaglio engraving to the right of centre. Zorrilla de San Martín is depicted as a distinguished elderly gentleman with a full grey beard and moustache, wearing a dark jacket, with his name printed in small text beneath the portrait. The overall colour palette of the front face is a fresh, light green, with subtle tonal variation across the surface. At the upper centre, the issuing authority is clearly identified in green typography as “Banco Central del Uruguay”, with “URUGUAY” set in bold, prominent lettering beneath. The denomination appears in multiple positions: “$20” is printed in teal-green numerals in the upper left and lower left corners, whilst the written denomination “VEINTE” is set in large, bold green lettering across the lower central portion of the note, accompanied by “PESOS URUGUAYOS” above it and “MONEDA NACIONAL” below. A vertical serial number, reading 14360251, appears in red along the left side of the note, with the same number repeated horizontally in dark green along the lower right. The series designation “SERIE A” and the year “2020” are printed to the right, below the portrait. Towards the centre-left of the note, there is a small vignette incorporating the national coat of arms, rendered in green and blue tones, surrounded by a laurel wreath design and accompanied by two facsimile signatures above the printed titles “Secretario General” and “Presidente”. The background of the note features intricate guilloché patterns and fine geometric rosette designs in pale green, providing texture and anti-counterfeiting depth across the entire field.

The reverse of the note is dominated by a large allegorical figure rendered in detailed green intaglio engraving, identified by the caption “ALEGORIA DE LA LEYENDA PATRIA” — an allegorical representation associated with the epic poem La Leyenda Patria by Zorrilla de San Martín. The figure, depicted as a classical feminine form with flowing robes and wings, is shown in a dynamic pose holding what appears to be a book or scroll, set against a background of fine horizontal line engraving. To the right of this allegorical scene sits a smaller vignette within a laurel wreath, depicting a quill pen, an inkwell, and an open scroll, rendered in olive-green tones, referencing the literary theme of the note. Beneath the allegorical figure, a passage of handwritten-style script is printed, attributed to Zorrilla de San Martín’s work, with the caption “TABARÉ” and “LA LEYENDA PATRIA” printed in small text below. The issuing bank name “Banco Central del Uruguay” appears in the upper right in dark green, with “PESOS URUGUAYOS” and the bold denomination label “VEINTE” set within a decorative red and green bordered panel in the lower right area, accompanied by “MONEDA NACIONAL” and the “$20” denomination in the far lower right corner. The background throughout the reverse carries elaborate guilloché rosette patterning in pale green, with a large watermark window visible as a pale oval on the far right, showing a ghost impression of the portrait watermark. A small microprinted text band and fine security line detailing run along the lower edge of the note.

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Other Uruguayan Peso you can exchange: 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000.