1/2 Pound

Issuer	Kingdom of Libya
Year	1952
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Portrait vignette of King Idris I in left medallion, facing right and wearing traditional dress, set against an ornate guilloche underprint in brown and red tones. Centre panel carries an elaborate Islamic geometric arabesque design with the denomination in Arabic script, flanked by a palm tree vignette at lower centre. Arabic legends appear at top and lower left, with the date in both Hijri and Gregorian calendars at lower left, and the serial number printed twice in Arabic and Western numerals.
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Reverse description	Entirely engraved in deep purple-brown on a fine guilloche ground, the reverse is dominated by the bold central legend HALF LIBYAN POUND within an ornate cartouche, above the date 1ST JANUARY, 1952. A legal tender clause in English occupies a rectangular panel at upper centre, flanked by two large rosette guilloche medallions. The denomination fraction 1/2 appears at each corner, and a broad engine-turned border frames the entire composition.
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