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…
According to an article on Trend.com dated 13 September 2011, banks in Libya are withdrawing 50-dinar banknotes from circulation because they feature a large portrait of Muammar Gaddafi, who has recently been ousted from power but whose location remains uncertain. “The banks have agreed to collect the notes andRead More…
B542 (P78A): 10 dinars (US$7.30) Green. Front: Arabic text; crescent moon and star; Omar El Mukhtar; Jasper hologram. Back: English text; crowd and hilltop fortress in Sabha. DualTrack windowed security thread with demetalized 10 and Arabic characters. Watermark: Omar El Mukhtar and electrotype 10. Printer: (François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire). 156Read More…
According to an article on Arabstoday dated 29 November 2011, the Central Bank of Libya is set to introduce new 1-, 5-, and 10-dinar banknotes in early 2012.Read More…
The United Nations has approved the release of 1.86 billion (US$1.5 billion) worth of Libyan dinar banknotes printed by De La Rue. The notes had been held in the UK under sanctions imposed on the Gaddafi regime, but will now be delivered to the Central Bank of Libya. Courtesy ofRead More…
There’s an interesting article on MailOnline about Britain’s successful ploys to prevent Gaddafi from taking possession of new Libyan banknotes worth 1.8 billion dinars. Although it is unnamed in the article, the printer of these notes is De La Rue.Read More…
B538 (P74): 20 dinars (US$15) Purple and tan. Front: Arabic text; Depth Image hologram; map of GMMR project (Great Man-Made River). Back: Arabic text; map of Africa; Organization of African Unity leaders. Windowed security thread with demetalized 20 and Arabic characters. Watermark: Omar El Mukhtar, electrotype 20, and Cornerstones. Printer:Read More…
These notes, all issued 3 March 2009, are like the preceding issues of the same denominations (and are of the same physical sizes), but with reworked designs and enhanced security features. The 20-dinar note is said to have been officially introduced on the same date, but is not yet widelyRead More…