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20 Lira
| Issuer | Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta (Central Bank of Malta) |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Value | 20 Pounds (20 MTL) |
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| Obverse description | The allegorical figure of Malta, rendered as a robed female standing in a dignified pose, occupies the right field in fine intaglio against a guilloche underprint in muted rose and green tones. The Maltese Arms appear at upper left alongside the bank title "Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta" in letterpress, with the denomination "GĦOXRIN LIRA" in bold text at centre. Two serial numbers are printed at left and lower right, with the governor's signature at lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | An intaglio portrait of Giorgio Borg Olivier (1911–1980), Prime Minister of Malta at independence, is positioned at centre-left, shown raising a document aloft against a detailed guilloche background with floral rosette motifs. To the right, a framed commemorative inscription in Maltese records the independence proclamation of 21 September 1964, flanked by doves in flight. The denomination "Lm20" and "GĦOXRIN LIRA" appear at lower left and centre respectively, with the bank title at top. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK ĊENTRALI TA' MALTA IL-POPLU MALTI JIFRAĦ BIR-REBĦA TA' L-INDIPENDENZA TA' DAWN IL-GŻEJJER IL-LUM 21 TA' SETTEMBRU 1964 GĦOXRIN LIRA (Translation: Central Bank of Malta, the Maltese people rejoice in the victory of the independence of these islands today, 21 September 1964, Twenty Lira) |
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