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20 Pounds Australian and European Bank
| Issuer | Australian and European Bank Limited |
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| Year | 1874-1879 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1788-1900) |
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| Obverse description | Horizontal format note with a green guilloche underprint at centre, flanked by two intaglio portrait vignettes: an allegorical female figure with a palm branch at left and a second allegorical female figure draped in classical robes at right. The bank title 'THE AUSTRALIAN AND EUROPEAN BANK LIMITED' is inscribed in a curved cartouche at top centre, below which appears a Coat of Arms. The denomination '20' appears in each corner and 'TWENTY' runs along the left and right margins, with ornate lathe-work borders framing the entire note. |
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| Obverse lettering | TWENTY The Australian and European Bank Limited TWENTY Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand the Sum of TWENTY Pounds Melbourne 1st June 18__ For the Australian and European Bank Limited TWENTY Manager________ Ent:_______Acct_________ |
| Reverse description | Tricolour typographic reverse with the word 'TWENTY' in large letters at centre, flanked by the numeral '20' above and below and to each side, set within a geometric lathe-work pattern. |
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