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20 Naira
| Issuer | Central Bank of Nigeria |
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| Year | 1977-1984 |
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| Value | 20 Naira |
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| Obverse description | Left-centre intaglio portrait of General Murtala R. Muhammed (1938–1976), in military uniform, set against an intricate guilloche underprint in olive and orange tones; the denomination ₦20 appears in each corner, with Arabic script inscription to the right of the portrait. Two facsimile signatures appear at lower right, captioned GOVERNOR and CHIEF OF BANKING OPERATIONS, with the issuer's name across the top and TWENTY NAIRA in the upper centre. |
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| Reverse description | Centre vignette of the Nigerian coat of arms — an eagle displayed atop a black shield with a wavy white pall, supported by two white horses, with the motto ribbon UNITY AND FAITH below — set within a radiant guilloche rosette in olive and ochre. The denomination ₦20 is repeated in all four corners, and a large watermark space appears to the left; the issuer name arcs around the left side in green. |
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| Variants | P#18a - Signature 2 P#18b - Signature 3 P#18c - Signature 4 P#18d - Signature 5 P#18e - Signature 6 |
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