Dora del Cerro appears on the 20,000 Guaraníes banknote as a symbol of Paraguay's Indigenous Guaraní heritage. Her presence on the currency acknowledges the fundamental role of Guaraní culture in shaping Paraguayan national identity. Paraguay is unique in Latin America for maintaining Guaraní as an official language alongside Spanish, and the vast majority of Paraguayans speak Guaraní. The choice to feature a representative of Indigenous heritage on the currency powerfully affirms that Paraguay's identity is fundamentally bicultural, honouring both Spanish and Guaraní roots equally.