Information:
| Reference | P#21 |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Period | Birr / Ethiopian Dollar (1945-1976) |
| Currency | Birr |
| Denomination | 20 Birr |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Issuing bank | State Bank of Ethiopia |
| Year | 1956-1959 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 01.09.1976 |
Obverse:
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Obverse textየኢትዮጵያ፡መንግስት፡ባንክ፡
ሃያ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡
Twenty Ethiopian Dollars
ላምጪው፡አንዴከፈል፡ሕግ፡ያሰገዽዷል።
Payable to the Bearer on Demand
State Bank of Ethiopia
Obverse symbolEmperor Haile Selassie I at right
Column of Axum at left
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Reverse:
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Reverse text፳፡ብር
ሃያ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡
20E$
Reverse symbolLion of Judah in centre
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| ND (1956-1959) | P#21a | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ND (1956-1959) | P#21s Specimen. Punch hole cancelled | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||