The front side of the banknote features insurgents on a barricade watching the PAST (Polish Telephone Joint Stock Company) buildings in flames and a group of German prisoners of War. Flag of Poland in the bottom center. Security thread presenting an image of the Fighting Poland symbol and the year 1944. The value numeral - 20, placed in the bottom right-hand corner as well as in the upper left
Reverse description
The back side of the banknote features the images of soldiers against the background of destroyed buildings captured from the interiors of the Church of the Holy Cross, as well as a field mass celebrated in the courtyard at 12 Poznańska Street. On the right-hand side of the banknote there is a 2-color graphic element symbolising brick ruins
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Fighting Poland symbol against a brick wall and a high-contrast
element - the year 1944
Obverse lettering
Reverse lettering
`ZE CZCIĄ WSPOMINAMY GORĄCĄ WIARĘ
DZIECI I MŁODZIEŻY WARSZAWSKIEJ, KTÓRA Z ŻARLIWOŚCIĄ WALCZYŁA O
PROMYKI WOLNOŚCI. CZEŚĆ GŁEBOKA DLA OFIARNEJ KRWI`
J. KOPECKA DEL. P. KRAJEWSKI S.C. PWPW S.A. (Translation: `WE REVERENTLY REMEMBER THE ZEALOUS FAITH OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF WARSAW, WHO FOUGHT FERVENTLY FOR THE RAYS OF FREEDOM. DEEP REVERENCE FOR THE SACRIFICIAL BLOOD`)
