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| Issuer | Latvijas Banka (Bank of Latvia) |
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| Year | 1925 |
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| Currency | Old lats (1922-1940) |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on yellow and green guilloche underprint. Central vignette presents a portrait of Latvia's first President Jānis Čakste. The face bears the issuing bank's title, denomination in full, and a gold convertibility clause, all enclosed within ornate lathe-work borders. |
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| Obverse lettering | LATVIJAS BANKAS NAUDAS ZĪME DVIDESMIT LATU PRET ŠO NAUDAS ZĪMI LATVIJAS BANKA IZSNIEDZ 29,03226 GRAMUS ZELTA. NAUDAS ZĪMES NODROŠINĀTAS TO PILNĀ NOMINALVĒRTĪBĀ 1925 (Translation: Bank of Latvia Money Note Twenty Latu. Against this note the Bank of Latvia issues 29.03226 grams of gold. The notes are secured at their full face value.) |
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| Reverse lettering | DIVDESMIT LATU 20 PAR LATVIJAS BANKAS NAUDAS ZĪMJU VILTOŠANU VAI VILTOTU ZĪMJU UZGLABĀŠANU UN IZPLATĪŠANU VAINĪGOS SODĪS SASKAŅĀ AR SODU LIKUMIEM. (Translation: Twenty Latu. For the forgery of Bank of Latvia banknotes or for the storage and distribution of counterfeit notes, the guilty will be punished in accordance with the Penal Laws.) |
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