On 5 March 2025, the Bank of Namibia unveiled new 60-dollar polymer notes to commemorate Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob, who devoted 60 years of his life to “service and steadfast dedication to Namibia’s democracy, economic progress, and social inclusion,” culminating in his serving as the 3rd president of Nambia (21 March 2015 – 4 February 2024). 2,000,000 notes were printed by Oumolat Security Printing in Abu Dhabi under subcontract by De la Rue.
According to a press release, the bank introduced the new notes into circulation on 17 March 2025.
B219 (PNL): 60 dollars (US$4.20)
Brown, orange, green, blue, and purple. Front: English text; facade of Independence Memorial Museum in Windhoek; 3rd president H.E. Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob; Constituent Assembly of 1990; bank logo in purple-to-bronze SPARK Live; head of Hage Geingob in profile facing right on CCL Secure G-Switch window. Back: English text; wind turbines, hydrogen tank, biomass, solar panels; Hage Geingob holding football cup at his inauguration on 21 March 2015 at Independence Stadium in Windhoek; coat of arms; facade of Independence Memorial Museum in Windhoek. No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): None. Printer: (Oumolat Security Printing). 140 x 70 mm. Polymer.
a. 2025. Sig. 5: !Gawaxab. Prefix HGG. Intro: 17.03.2025.
Courtesy of Rex Hilligan, Igor Tereshkov, Josefina Oskar, Heinrich Lindner, Charles Toussaint, and Claudio Marana.