Catalog
1 Naira
| Issuer | Central Bank of Nigeria |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Thickness | 2.08 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Nigerian coat of arms occupies the brass central disc, depicting a black shield bearing a white wavy pall flanked by two eagles, supported by two white horses rampant, above a wreath with a scroll bearing the national motto. The date 2006 appears in the field below the arms within the central disc. The stainless steel outer ring bears the circular legend FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA arching above and the issuer's initials CBN at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA UNITY AND FAITH PEACE AND PROGRESS 2006 CBN |
| Reverse description | A facing bust of Herbert Macaulay, Nigerian nationalist and founding father, is depicted in the brass central disc, with the denomination ONE NAIRA inscribed above. His birth year 1864 and death year 1946 flank the denomination in the field to the left and right respectively. The name HERBERT MACAULAY appears as a legend within the central disc below the portrait. |
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