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1/4 Dinar
| Issuer | Central Bank of Libya |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1971-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the large fractional numeral '1/4' in Arabic-Western numerals, with the Arabic legend 'ربع دينار' (Quarter Dinar) below. The issuer name 'مصرف ليبيا المركزي' (Central Bank of Libya) arcs along the upper periphery in Arabic calligraphic script. A decorative floral and foliate garland with stylized botanical ornaments frames the central design on both sides, terminating at the base with a rosette motif. The dual date '1435 - 2014' appears in the lower field, reflecting both the Islamic Hijri and Gregorian calendar years. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Libya's 2014 coinage was issued amid the country's post-Gaddafi political fracture, a period in which two competing governments were claiming legitimacy simultaneously. That the Central Bank managed to commission and distribute a new coin series at all during this period is itself notable.
Nordic gold — the copper-aluminum-zinc-tin alloy developed by Outokumpu — was chosen for its resistance to counterfeiting and its gold-like appearance without the cost, a combination that made it the dominant alloy for mid-denomination coinage across dozens of issuing authorities after its 1990s introduction.