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20 Taka
| Issuer | Bangladesh Bank |
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| Year | 2012-2022 |
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| Currency | Taka (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | At left, a portrait vignette of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), the founding Father of the Nation and first leader of independent Bangladesh, popularly titled 'Bangabandhu' (Friend of Bengal). The central vignette presents the National Martyrs' Memorial (জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ) at Savar, the national monument erected in honour of those who fell during the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence. Inscriptions in Bengali and numerals identify the issuing authority and denomination, with guilloche underprint patterns throughout. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents the Sixty Dome Mosque (ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদ) in Bagerhat, the largest surviving mosque from the Bengal Sultanate period (1204–1576), constructed by Ulugh Khan Jahan and recognised as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The architectural composition conveys the monument's characteristic multiple domes and arched facade. Inscriptions in Bengali and English identify the structure and denomination, flanked by guilloche border elements. |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangladesh Bank logo. |
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