20 Rupees

20 Rupees - obverse

Obverse © Bank Note Museum

Features

Issuer Zanzibar (Tanzania)
Issuing entity Government of Zanzibar
Sultan Ali bin Hamud (1902-1911)
Khalifa bin Harub (خليفة بن حارب البوسعيد) (1911-1960)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1908-1928
Value 20 Rupees (20 ZZR)
Currency Rupee (1908-1935)
Composition Paper
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
287448
References P# 4
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Dhow at left, fruit pickers at right

Scripts: Arabic, Gujarati, Latin

Lettering:
THE ZANZIBAR GOVERNMENT
٢٠ ૨૦
PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER
ON DEMAND THE SUM OF
TWENTY RUPEES
عشرين روبية٢٠ ૨૦ વીસ રૂપિયા
ZANZIBAR
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF ZANZIBAR

Translation:
20 20
20 twenty rupees 20 twenty rupees

Reverse

Blank.

Printer

Waterlow & Sons Limited, United Kingdom (1810-1961)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1908-Jan-01 
1916-Aug-01 
1928-Feb-01 

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