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A mangrove ecosystem with the image of a Mexican crocodile is the way in which the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) presented the new banknote of 20 pesos with which he commemorates the 200 years of the Consummation of the Independence of Mexico.
In the banknote the red and green colors stand out , it was made of a material called polymer and entered into circulation as of Friday 24 of September.
Safety
It is increasingly common for central banks to use greater security measures and the case of Banco de México is no exception.
The ticket of 20 Mexican pesos has a format mixed, because its front is horizontal and its back is vertical, a characteristic that other countries such as Canada or Venezuela have already adopted.
According to Alejandro Díaz de León , Governor of the Bank of Mexico, the new banknote has reinforced security measures that make it difficult to forge , and at the same time, it can be authenticated by users including blind and partially sighted people .
The banknote is touch sensitive , has a color-changing design , a transparent window, linear backgrounds and fluorescence .
The obverse presents a work of the entrance of the Army of the Three Guarantees to Mexico City on 27 September 1821 and which is part of the collection of the National Museum of History of Castle chapultepec.
At the top right appears the amount of 20 pesos and underneath a red mangrove flower, the signatures of one of the members of the Governing Board and of the Main Cashier of Banco de México. It is important to note that the Mexican flag crosses the middle.
The design of the reverse corresponds to the mangrove ecosystem with its representative fauna and flora of the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve in the state of Quintana Roo, which is a natural heritage of humanity.
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