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20 Thalers
| Issuer | Commerz-Bank in Lübeck |
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| Year | 1865 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central text panel bearing the payment obligation legend, flanked on left and right by two allegorical figures facing inward toward each other in a symmetrical composition. The denomination numeral appears in the upper left and upper right corners, each set against an ornamental guilloche background. A third denomination value is printed in underprint below the central text. |
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| Obverse lettering | Die Commerz-Bank in Lübeck zahlt gegen Einlieferung dieser Banknote Zwanzig Thaler nach dem 30-Thaler-Fusse. Lübeck, den 1. Juli 1865. Der Verwaltungsrath |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue and dominated by a central circular guilloche medallion inscribed with the legend COMMERZ-BANK IN LÜBECK around its inner border, enclosing a finely engraved rosette underprint of concentric lathe-work patterns. The central medallion is flanked symmetrically on both left and right by smaller circular guilloche cartouches, each bearing the denomination numeral 20, all three elements connected by elaborate acanthus-scroll and foliate strapwork extending vertically to ornamental finials at top and bottom. |
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