According to an article in allAfrica dated 12 September 2012, the Central Bank of Nigeria plans to no longer print banknotes on polymer due to higher costs (a result of Australia-based Securency’s monopoly on the substrate) and environmental issues. Currently the bank issues polymer notes in its lowest denominations ofRead More…

B325 (P103): 10,000 francs (US$16) Violet. Front: French text; RDC and map as registration device; two gnus; carved statuette; holographic patch. Back: French text; plantain plants and fruit; bird on branch; BCC and map. Windowed security thread with demetalized RD Congo. Watermark: Leopard head and electrotype 10000. Printer: (Unknown). 151Read More…

B323 (P101): 1,000 francs (US$1.60) Green. Front: French text; RDC and map as registration device; two standing okapi; Kanioka carved box with two seated human figures and two lizards on lid. Back: French text; field of corn; African gray parrot on branch; BCC and map. Windowed security thread with demetalizedRead More…

B324 (P102): 5,000 francs (US$8.10) Brown. Front: French text; RDC and map as registration device; zebras; Hemba statuette. Back: French text; food (perhaps cassava) bundles; two Congo peafowl birds; BCC and map. Windowed security thread with demetalized RD Congo. Watermark: Okapi head and electrotype 5000. Printer: (Unknown). 146 x 72Read More…