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Zoo Liberec - Zebra Stepní
| Issuer | Zoo Liberec |
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| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Reverse description | Violet and peach guilloche underprint with a large luminous circular vignette at centre framing three plains zebras — an adult, a juvenile, and a foal — rendered in detailed intaglio-style linework against a savannah background with zoo pavilion buildings in outline. To the right, a large pencil-sketch portrait of Charles Darwin (1809–1882) is printed in light grey, with his name and dates in red at upper right. Inscriptions 'ZOO LIBEREC' and 'Dobrodružství z poznání' appear at upper left, with 'Ochrana živočišných druhů' along the lower margin and the ZOO Director's facsimile signature at centre left. |
| Reverse lettering | ZOO LIBEREC Dobrodružství z poznání Ředitel ZOO ZOOLAR Ochrana živočišných druhů Charles Darwin 1809-1882 LBK02593 CZ (Translation: ZOO LIBEREC Adventures of knowledge ZOO Director ZOOLAR Protection of animal species Charles Darwin 1809-1882) |
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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.