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Zoo Liberec - Zebra Stepní
| Issuer | Zoo Liberec |
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| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Violet and lavender guilloche underprint on a white field at left, with the large stylized 'ZOO' letters in blue-grey and the printer's imprint 'Státní Tiskárna Cenin' running vertically along the left margin, accompanied by a Czech lion emblem. The central vignette presents an savannah scene with a full-body plains zebra foal in the middle ground, acacia trees and a grazing herd in warm ochre tones, while a large intaglio-style close-up portrait of an adult plains zebra (Equus quagga) head dominates the right side. A red panel at upper right carries the numeral '240', with the 'Naše ZOO' logo at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | ZEBRA STEPNÍ Equus quagga ZOO STÁTNÍ TISKÁRNA CENIN 240 Naše ZOO LBK02593 CZ M. KREJCAT, M. GABRIŠ, M. WICHNEROVÁ (Translation: PLAINS ZEBRA Equus quagga ZOO NATIONAL SECURITY PRINTER CENIN 240 Our ZOO) |
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Zoo Liberec issues these notes as internal souvenir scrip — a practice common among Czech and Slovak zoos that commission small print runs from Státní Tiskárna Cenin, the state security printer in Prague responsible for the country's official banknotes and stamps. The use of a genuine security printer gives these pieces far more technical credibility than typical tourist ephemera, with proper intaglio or offset work depending on the run.
The Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) has been part of the Liberec collection for decades. Collector interest in zoo scrip of this type has grown steadily, with complete set runs from individual institutions now actively traded among Czech notaphilists.