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20 Florins / 2 Pounds - George V
| Issuer | East African Currency Board |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 20 Florins |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George V in an oval vignette at upper centre, flanked by elaborate guilloche scrollwork and ornate floral underprint in blue and red. The denomination '20' appears in large numerals at lower left and right, with the date 'Mombasa, 1st May 1920' inscribed at bottom centre below a panel of multilingual text rendered in Arabic and Swahili scripts. Two authorising signatories appear at lower right above the printed designation 'Members of the East African Currency Board'. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE EAST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD TWENTY FLORINS OR TWO POUNDS THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT MEMBERS OF THE EAST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD |
| Reverse description | A lion passant vignette at bottom centre, set within a design of intricate guilloche patterns and geometric underprint. The overall layout is symmetrical, with the denomination rendered in both Western numerals and decorative script elements. |
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