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20 Lipa Kazneni zavod Lepoglava
| Issuer | Kazneni zavod Lepoglava (Lepoglava Penal Institution) |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Yellow guilloche underprint on white paper. Central vignette consists of a concentric rosette pattern with the numeral 20 in bold at centre, flanked by a serial number to the right. Denomination in words DVADESET LIPA below the central motif; issuer name KAZNENI ZAVOD at top and place name LEPOGLAVA at foot, with corner numerals 20 in all four quadrants. |
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| Obverse lettering | 20 20 KAZNENI ZAVOD 20 DVADESET LIPA No. 001782 LEPOGLAVA 20 20 |
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The Lepoglava penal institution, located in northern Croatia, operated one of the most historically significant prison facilities in the region — notable partly for having held numerous Yugoslav political prisoners during the interwar and communist periods, including, at various points, Ante Pavelić and Josip Broz Tito. Scrip issued by penal institutions served as internal currency, controlling prisoner purchasing power within the facility canteen and preventing the accumulation of state-issued coin.
The official stamp constitutes the only security feature, which was entirely typical for closed-circuit institutional money where counterfeiting risk was contained by circumstance rather than printing sophistication.