,,, These images are reportedly of the dinar notes intended for the bank in eastern Libya. According to an article in The Guardian dated 20 May 2016, there are reports that Libya’s unity government may be undermined by the introduction of two different sets of new dinar notes from competingRead More…
According to a Libya Herald article dated 8 December 2015, on 13 December the Central Bank of Libya introduced the following new 5- and 10-dinar notes. Curiously, these notes are different than those shown in the following photograph which appeared in photographs in various news sources in earlyRead More…
Like B542a (top), but Arabic bank name at upper center front has shifted upwards, above Omar El Mukhtar’s eyes (bottom). Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
According to an article in Korea Times dated 24 June 2014, Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO) has seen its production volume halved over the past five years, and hopes to utilize excess capacity by obtaining contracts to print banknotes for other countries. Countries for whichRead More…
According to a Reuters article dated 29 October 2013, 10 gunmen intercepted a van carrying $55 million in cash when it left the airport in Sirte on its way to the local central bank branch. No word yet on the notes which were stolen, but in the past other nationsRead More…
B547 (P80): 50 dinars (US$37) Green. Front: Arabic text; crescent moon and star in green SPARK Orbital; 1922 Italian lighthouse in Benghazi. Back: English text; rock arch in Tadrart Acacus. Holographic stripe. Solid security thread and windowed Motion security thread with crescent moon and star. Watermark: Omar ElRead More…
According to an article (English) in the Libya Herald dated 20 March 2013 and a press release (Arabic) from the Central Bank of Libya, the new 20-dinar note was issued on 31 March 2013. The orange-colored note shows a school in Ghadames on the front and Al-Ateeq mosque in OujlahRead More…
B543 (P76): 1 dinar (US$0.75) Purple, blue, red, and green. Front: Arabic text; cheering crowd with flags. Back: English text; flag and doves. Holographic windowed security thread with demetalized Arabic characters. Solid security thread. Watermark: Omar El Mukhtar, electrotype 1, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 130 x 65Read More…
According to an article in the Libya Herald, reportedly the Central Bank of Libya will issue new notes on 31 January 2013. The notes are denominated in 1, 5, 10, and 20 dinars. A 50-dinar note was considered but not issued “in a bid to control the black economy.” NoRead More…
The Libya chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers. This 36-page catalog covers notes issued by the Military Authority in Tripolitania, République Française, Kingdom of Libya, United Kingdom of Libya, National Bank of Libya, Bank of Libya, and CentralRead More…