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…
,,,, This video shows what appear to be new notes denominated in 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 dinars from the Central Bank of Libya. There is no indication as to who is showing off the new notes. According to a Bahrain News Agency post dated 29 November 2012, theRead More…
This post on Facebook includes images of Libya’s new 5- and 10-dinar notes. Both denominations have been confirmed already, but curiously the images show two different varieties of the 10-dinar note. The upper one (B541a) printed by De La Rue has prefix 7 and the bank’s name on backRead More…
Apparently Libya is preparing a new 1-dinar (US$0.80) note without the portrait of Muammar Gaddafi, which appears on the current note B535a issued in 2009. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
B540 (P77): 5 dinars (US$3.60) Red and brown. Front: Arabic text; Dromedary camel nursing her calf. Back: English text; crowd and monument to the Battle of Al-Hani. Windowed security thread with demetalized 5 and Arabic characters. Watermark: Two camels, electrotype 5, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 150 xRead More…