| Descrição do anverso |
Gray-green on orange and green underprint, with the Shaheed Minar (Language Movement Martyrs' Memorial) vignette positioned to the right of centre. The issuing authority inscription runs across the top in Bengali script, with the denomination stated below. The Finance Secretary's signature appears on the face of the note. |
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| Descrição do reverso |
Orange and teal underprint with a central vignette of the Doel (Oriental Magpie-Robin), Bangladesh's national bird, perched on a leafy branch rendered in intaglio-style engraving at left of centre. A large circular watermark window occupies the right field, flanked by decorative guilloche borders. The Bangladesh state emblem appears in the lower-left corner, and the numeral '2' is repeated prominently at left and lower-right. |
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The 2 Taka is a Government of Bangladesh issue, not a Bangladesh Bank note — a distinction that matters. In Bangladesh's monetary architecture, the central bank issues higher denominations while the Ministry of Finance retains authority over the 1 and 2 Taka notes, which is why the watermark text and security thread wording shifted between "BANGLADESH BANK" and "BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT" across printings and caused genuine collector confusion for years.
The thread variants here are particularly fussy. The Akbar Ali Khan 1-1996 and 3-1996 signatures can appear nearly identical, but the thread width differential — "BANGLADESH BANK" threading running fractionally wider than its "BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT" counterpart — is the only reliable distinguishing feature, since the microprint itself is not legibly resolved in either case. The watermark head size on the 3-1996 issues adds a third variable to the same date and signature combination.