| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1956-1959 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 Dollars (፳ ብር) |
| Currency | Birr / Ethiopian Dollar (1945-1976) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| In circulation to | September 1976 |
| Reference(s) | P#21 |
| Obverse description | Emperor Haile Selassie I at right Column of Axum at left |
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| Obverse lettering | የኢትዮጵያ፡መንግስት፡ባንክ፡ ሃያ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡ Twenty Ethiopian Dollars ላምጪው፡አንዴከፈል፡ሕግ፡ያሰገዽዷል። Payable to the Bearer on Demand State Bank of Ethiopia (Translation: State Bank of Ethiopia Twenty Ethiopian Birr Payable to the Bearer on Demand) |
| Reverse description | Lion of Judah in centre |
| Reverse lettering | ፳፡ብር ሃያ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡ 20E$ (Translation: 20 Birr Twenty Ethiopian Birr) |
| Signature(s) | George P. Rea (GPR), Governor |
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| Numisquare ID | 6287381850 |
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