Banknote Yugoslavia 20 Dinara - Dockside - 1978

The 20 Yugoslav Dinar note, issued in 1978, is a commemorative denomination from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The front of the note is predominantly purple, printed on a complex multi-colored background serving as a security device. The central element of the front design is a depiction of a docked ship, positioned on the left side of the note. The inscriptions include the designation of the issuing bank, "NARODNA BANKA JUGOSLAVIJE," as well as the face value "20 DINARA" in Serbian and "DINARJEV" in Slovenian. A two-letter prefix, followed by a seven-digit serial number, is also printed on the front.

The back of the note features the face value "20" in large format, accompanied by the full denomination "DVADESET DINARA" in Serbian and "DVAJSET DINARJEV" in Slovenian. The inscription "SOCIJALISTICKA FEDERATIVNA REPUBLIKA JUGOSLAVIJA" identifies the issuing state. The initials "M. PETROVIC FEC D. MATIC SC" indicate the names of the artists involved in the design and engraving of the note, Miodrag Petrovi? and Du?an Mati? respectively.

The note measures 140 mm in length and 65 mm in width. The note is bilingual, with inscriptions in Serbian using the Cyrillic alphabet and Slovenian using the Latin alphabet, reflecting the multinational composition of Yugoslavia at the time. The design of the note, with its ship and neat inscriptions, attests to the aesthetic and technical standards in place in the production of Yugoslav banknotes.