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20 Latu
| Issuer | Latvijas Banka |
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| Year | 1924 |
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| Size | 148 x 74 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central oval vignette in intaglio shows a young Latvian farmer in traditional dress carrying seed baskets in a rural landscape, framed by intricate guilloche rosettes on either side each bearing the numeral '20' and the inscription 'DIVDESMIT LATU' in letterpress. The heading 'LATVIJAS BANKAS NAUDAS ZIME' runs across the top, with the date '1024' (representing 1924) at the base of the central vignette, and serial numbers flanking the lower portion alongside printed signature lines for the board chairman and chief director. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, printed in rose-red, is dominated by a large central vignette of the Latvian coat of arms — a quartered shield with a rising sun and lion supporters on either side flanked by a griffin — above a ribbon banner with inscribed text, all set within elaborate guilloche border work. Denomination numerals '20' appear in guilloche rosettes at left and right, with 'DIVDESMIT LATU' in bold letterpress across the top. Three stars are positioned above the shield in reference to Latvia's three historic regions. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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