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1 Leone
| Issuer | Bank of Sierra Leone |
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| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of President Siaka Stevens at left centre, set against a fine guilloche underprint in olive and orange tones. To the right, a circular commemorative overprint in red reads 'COMMEMORATING THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN UNITY CONFERENCE · FREETOWN 1980', dated '1ST JULY 1980'. Three facsimile signatures of the Governor, Deputy Governor, and Director appear at centre right, with the serial number printed twice in the lower left area. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF SIERRA LEONE promise to pay on demand the sum of ONE LEONE 1 · COMMEMORATING THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN UNITY CONFERENCE · FREETOWN 1980 1ST JULY 1980 |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Bank of Sierra Leone headquarters building in Freetown, rendered in detailed intaglio engraving against a multicoloured guilloche underprint in lavender and green. The national arms appear as a circular vignette to the upper right of the building. Large numeral '1' vignettes flank the design at left and right, with the printer's imprint at the lower margin. |
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