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20 Leones
| Issuer | Bank of Sierra Leone |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 20 Leones (20 SLE) |
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| Obverse lettering | 20 BANK OF SIERRA LEONE promise to pay on demand the sum of TWENTY LEONES CONSTANCE CUMMINGS-JOHN 1918-2000 |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a finely engraved classroom scene of female students seated at individual school desks, set within the outline of a map of Sierra Leone rendered as an underprint vignette. Two diagonal ribbon banners bearing the legend EDUCATION FOR GENDER EMPOWERMENT encircle the main vignette. The denomination numeral appears in black at upper left and right corners, with the value in words printed in bold at the lower centre, all against a warm orange and gold guilloche background. |
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Sierra Leone redenominated its currency in 2022, replacing the old Leone at a rate of 1000:1 — meaning this 20 Leone note is the functional equivalent of the former 20,000 Leones. The redenomination was a direct response to decades of inflationary erosion that had rendered low-denomination notes essentially useless in daily transactions.
De La Rue's involvement with Sierra Leonean currency stretches back to independence-era issues, making them a continuity printer for the series rather than a new appointment.