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1 Lira
| Uitgever | Military Authority in Tripolitania |
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| Jaar | 1943 |
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| Waarde | 1 Lira |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
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| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse is printed in green on a lightly patterned underprint, with a central circular guilloche frame enclosing a lion passant guardant atop a crown. The denomination ONE LIRA appears in the lateral panels, with the numeral 1 and the word LIRA repeated in the corners. The issuing authority legend runs across the top in English, with a corresponding Arabic inscription along the lower border. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse, rendered entirely in green on plain paper, centres on a large oval guilloche cartouche bearing the bold numeral 1 above the word LIRA in letterpress. The central oval is framed by an elaborate border of acanthus-leaf scrollwork and fine lathe-work rosettes, with symmetrical foliate vignettes flanking either side and guilloche ornaments filling the corners. |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Allied Military Authority began issuing occupation currency in Tripolitania following the British Eighth Army's capture of Tripoli in January 1943. This 1 Lira was part of that first emergency series, produced to replace Axis-era Italian colonial notes and give military administrators a controlled medium of exchange in a territory still actively close to front lines.
The series is closely related to British Military Authority notes used simultaneously in other theatres — the design approach was standardized across occupation currencies, with local issuing text distinguishing them. Genuine examples from Tripolitania circulated only briefly before the territory's monetary situation was absorbed into broader Allied administration.