Catalog
1 Dirham
| Issuer | Central Bank of Libya |
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| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral '١' (one) is prominently displayed in the upper portion of the central field, with the word 'درهم' (Dirham) inscribed below it. The central design is enclosed within an ornate square decorative frame featuring stylized arabesque scrollwork and foliate motifs at each corner and along the sides. Two crossed wheat spikes are depicted at the base of the central field, symbolizing agricultural prosperity. The entire composition is set within a plain inner border and a finely reeded outer rim. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Libya's 1975 dirham series arrived four years into Muammar Gaddafi's reorganization of the country's monetary identity following the 1969 coup, part of a broader decimalization effort that replaced the piastre-based pound system with the dinar divided into 1,000 dirhams. The brass-clad steel construction reflects both cost considerations and the practical demands of a circulation coinage intended for genuine everyday use in a rapidly modernizing economy flush with oil revenue.
KM#12 is not scarce by any measure, but circulated survivors in honest condition are more instructive than the mintage figures suggest.