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Zoo Plzeň - Krajta Zelená
| Issuer | Zoo Plzeň |
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| Currency | Czech Koruna |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a central vignette of a group of flamingos in varied poses against a warm ochre sunburst underprint, with a stylised Asian pagoda and a fortified hilltop structure visible in the background. A portrait of Charles Darwin with the dates "1809–1882" is rendered in a fine pencil-sketch style at the upper right. The lower portion bears the inscriptions "ZOO PLZEŇ", "Docela jiný svět", "ZOOLAR", and "Ochrana živočišných druhů", with the zoo director's signature facsimile at the left. |
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| Protection description | Linden leaves watermark |
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| Comments |
Zoo Plzeň has issued a series of collector notes — each denominated in a fictional unit and featuring a different animal from the collection — printed by the Czech national security printer in Prague, the same facility responsible for Czech koruna banknotes. Having the STC produce these gives them genuine security paper and watermarks, which most zoo novelty issues worldwide do not bother with. The Krajta Zelená (green tree python) entry in the series is among the more visually arresting subjects chosen, though the reptile series generally outsells the mammal notes at the zoo's own gift counter.