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20 Pounds
| Issuer | Government of St. Helena |
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| Year | 2004-2012 |
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| Value | 20 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | A right-facing intaglio portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing tiara and regalia occupies the right portion of the note against a warm ochre and peach guilloche underprint. The left and centre are dominated by a vignette of Jamestown harbour framed by intricate lathe-work, with sailing vessels in the foreground. The denomination £20 appears in bold at upper right and within an oval guilloche cartouche at lower left, flanked by the two Currency Commissioners' manuscript signatures below the central inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | Government of St. Helena £20 Promise to pay bearer on demand the sum of TWENTY POUNDS £20 CURRENCY COMMISSIONERS |
| Reverse description | The arms of the East India Company rendered in full colour at left, with two lion supporters flanking a quartered shield surmounted by a demi-lion crest and two flags, above a scroll bearing the motto; the colonial seal of Saint Helena enclosing a sailing ship vignette appears at centre. A large intaglio numeral '20' in fine guilloche line-work dominates the right portion, with the year date below. The denomination £20 is repeated at lower left within a lathe-work panel. |
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