20 Taka

Features

Issuer	Bangladesh
Period	People's Republic (1971-Date)
Type	Standard Banknote
Years	2012-2022
Value	20 Taka 20 BDT = USD 0.19
Currency	Taka (1972-Date)
Composition	Paper
Size	127 × 60 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 206133
References	P# 55A

Obverse

At Left-Portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bengali: শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib. He was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman. He is called the "Father of the Nation" in Bangladesh. He is considered to be the driving force behind the independence of Bangladesh. He is popularly dubbed with the title of "Bangabandhu" (Bôngobondhu "Friend of Bengal") by the people of Bangladesh.

At middle - National Martyrs' Memorial (Bengali: জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ Jatiyo Sriti Soudho). It is the national monument of Bangladesh, set up in the memory of those who died in the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, which brought independence and separated Bangladesh from Pakistan. The monument is located in Savar, about 35 km north-west of the capital, Dhaka.

Reverse

The Sixty Dome Mosque (Bengali: ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদ Shaṭ Gombuj Moshjid; more commonly known as Shait Gambuj Mosque or Saith Gunbad Masjid), is a mosque in Bangladesh. It is a part of the Mosque City of Bagerhat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the largest mosque in Bangladesh from the sultanate period (1204-1576). It was built during the Bengal Sultanate by Ulugh Khan Jahan, the governor of the Sundarbans. It has been described as "one of the most impressive Muslim monuments in the whole of the Indian subcontinent."

Watermark

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangladesh Bank logo.

Comments

microprinted segmented security thread.
a(1). Serial number in Bengali numerals on the lower left corner.
all the rest Serial number in Western numerals on the lower left corner.