Catalog
20 Leones
| Issuer | Bank of Sierra Leone |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK OF SIERRA LEONE TWENTY LEONES |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Sierra Leone's economy was under severe strain by 1988 — the leone had been devalued repeatedly through the mid-1980s under IMF pressure, and inflation was eroding purchasing power fast enough that the 20 Leone note, once a meaningful denomination, was already losing practical relevance by the time these sheets left De La Rue's London presses.
James Moore's engraving credit is worth noting. Moore worked on a number of West African issues for De La Rue during this period, and his line work is identifiable to specialists familiar with the house style of that decade.