20 Latu, Latvijas Valsts Kases, Latvia, 1940 (Pick 33)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1940
Issuing entity
Republic of LatviaThis 20 Latu note was issued in Latvia by Latvijas Valsts Kases, dated 1940. It belongs to the Old lats (1922-1940) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1918-1940). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 33.
Obverse: Blue. Academy of Agriculture in Jelgava at center right. Its lettering reads “LATVIJAS VALSTS KASES ZĪME / DVIDESMIT / LATU / 20 / VALSTS KASES ZĪMES / NODROŠINĀTAS TO PILNĀ / NOMINALA VĒRTĪBĀ / RĪGĀ, 1940”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Banknote of Latvia State Treasury Twenty Lats Stamps provided at its full face value. Riga, 1940”. Reverse: Blue. Farmer plowing with horses at center; Coat of Arms at upper right. Its lettering reads “DIVDIESMIT / 20 / LATU”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Twenty Lats”.
The note was printed by State printing house and mint (Valsts papīru spiestuve un naudas kaltuve), Riga, Latvia (1919-1940). Demonetized: Yes. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Physical characteristics
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
Technical characteristics
- Printer
- State printing house and mint (Valsts papīru spiestuve un naudas kaltuve), Riga, Latvia (1919-1940)
- Currency
- Old lats (1922-1940)
- Demonetized
- Yes
- Issuing bank
- Latvijas Valsts Kases
Design
- Obverse
- Blue. Academy of Agriculture in Jelgava at center right.
- Reverse
- Blue. Farmer plowing with horses at center; Coat of Arms at upper right.
- Obverse lettering
- LATVIJAS VALSTS KASES ZĪME / DVIDESMIT / LATU / 20 / VALSTS KASES ZĪMES / NODROŠINĀTAS TO PILNĀ / NOMINALA VĒRTĪBĀ / RĪGĀ, 1940
- Reverse lettering
- DIVDIESMIT / 20 / LATU
Identification
- Value
- 20 Latu
- Dates recorded
- 1940
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 33
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P33
- NumistaN# 387158
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.