20 Lira Free Territory of Trieste - zone B

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IssuerFree Territory of Trieste - zone B
Year1945
TypeLocal banknote
Value20 Lira
Currency
CompositionPaper
Size106 × 75 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterCroatian state printer (Hrvatska državna tiskara, HDT), Zagreb, Croatia
No. printed
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In circulation to5 July 1949
Reference(s) P#R4
Obverse descriptionViolet and green printing, framed with linen leafs and flowers. Denomination 20 in Yugoslav coat of arms with five-pointed star.
Reverse descriptionMain motive is a sailboat on the sea and two birds in a frame, a partisan communist red five-pointed star on the sail.
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Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionSame paper used to print unissued banknotes of Croatia WWII - 20 & 50 kuna 1944
Obverse lettering20 LIRA / LIR / LIRE Gospodarska banka za Istru Rijeku i Slovensko Primorje Gospodarska banka za Istro Reko in Slovensko Primorje Banca per l`Economica per l`Istria Fiume e il Littorale Sloveno 1945
(Translation: 20 Liras  Economic bank for Istria Rijeka and Slovenian Coast 1945)
Reverse lettering20 LIRA / LIR / LIRE Krivotvorenje se kažnjava po zakonu Ponarejanje se kaznuje po zakonu La legge punisce i falsificatori
(Translation: 20 Liras  Counterfeiting is punishable by law)
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Catalog ID1855707080
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