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20 Rupees
| Issuer | Zanzibar Government |
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| Year | 1908-1928 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Green-toned note with guilloche borders framing the entire face, the numeral 20 repeated in each corner. Two arched vignettes flank the central panel — a dhow under sail at left and clove pickers among trees at right — with the issuing authority THE ZANZIBAR GOVERNMENT across the top and the denomination TWENTY RUPEES in bold letterpress at centre. The promise-to-pay text is rendered in three languages — English, Arabic, and Gujarati — reflecting the multilingual commercial character of the Zanzibar Protectorate. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE ZANZIBAR GOVERNMENT ٢٠ ૨૦ PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF TWENTY RUPEES عشرين روبية ٢٠ ૨૦ વીસ રૂપિયા ZANZIBAR FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF ZANZIBAR |
| Reverse description | Blank. |
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