Mozambican Twenty Meticais Banknote

Country: Mozambique
Issuer: Bank of Mozambique
Issue year: 2024
Type: Horizontal note
Material: Polymer
Size: 141 × 65 mm
Signature: Rogério Zandamela
Serial: AA 1 0 8 7 4 4 8 1

The story

The front shows Samora Moisés Machel, Mozambique’s first president from 1975 until his death in a 1986 plane crash, in the portrait used on every note of the 2024 family. The back shows a mountain landscape with local plants and stylised human figures, in a series that Banco de Moçambique says celebrates the country’s culture and history.

Front

Portrait of Samora Moisés Machel in a suit and tie with the caption “Samora Moisés Machel, Primeiro Presidente de Moçambique”, faint tree in the background, Banco de Moçambique logo, bird perched on a branch, Governor’s signature with printed title “O Governador”, date text “16 de Junho de 2024”, woven-pattern and geometric background, vertical and horizontal serial numbers

Back

Mountain landscape with tall flowering plants and a bird on a branch, stylised human figures in the bottom corners, outline map of Mozambique, woven-pattern and geometric background, text on the legal penalty for counterfeiting the currency