The face value is surrounded by Arabic inscriptions and two stars with the number `20` in the denomination referring to a brooch decorated with a bird`s head, dating back to the Hammadite era
Obverse script
Arabic, Latin
Obverse lettering
بنك الجزائر
20
دينارا (Translation: Bank of Algeria 20 Dinars)
Reverse description
The head of Barbary lion looking left accompanied with the year in the Islamic and the gregorian calendars and surrounded with a stylized pattern inspired by the Hammadid architecture