Catalog
1/2 Dinar
| Issuer | Central Bank of Libya |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Value | 1/2 Dinar (1/2 LYD) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents an intaglio-rendered oil refinery structure with industrial towers and conveyor framework against a multicolour guilloche underprint in blue, green, and pink Islamic geometric patterns. The upper left bears a hexagonal panel with the fraction '1/2' in Arabic numerals, flanked by the bank title in Arabic script; the heraldic falcon of Libya appears in a decorative cartouche at upper right. Arabic legal tender text and the denomination 'نصف دينار' are inscribed to the lower left, accompanied by a facsimile governor's signature. |
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| Reverse lettering | الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية العظمى مصرف ليبيا المركزي نصف دينار |
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Thomas De La Rue has printed Libyan currency through multiple political configurations, and this 2002 issue falls squarely within the Gaddafi-era series that largely replaced earlier designs tied to the Revolutionary Command Council period. The half-dinar denomination has historically served heavy retail use in Libya, which means circulated survivors typically show accelerated wear along the horizontal fold lines — a known characteristic of this format in hot, dry climates where notes are folded tightly into clothing rather than wallets.
Security provision here is minimal by the standards De La Rue was capable of at the time — watermark only, no security thread.