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10 000 Leones
| Issuer | Bank of Sierra Leone |
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| Year | 2010-2021 |
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| Size | 150 × 73 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | 10000 BANK OF SIERRA LEONE 10000 10000 TEN THOUSAND LEONES DE LA RUE |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Optically variable ink, Security thread |
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Thomas De La Rue printed this note during a period when Sierra Leone's leone had shed four zeros through the 2004 redenomination — itself a response to inflation that had reduced the original currency to near-worthlessness following years of civil conflict and economic collapse. The 10,000 leone denomination, unthinkable before the redenomination, became routine within a few years of the new series entering circulation.
The print run of just over 12 million is modest by West African standards, suggesting the denomination was treated as a high-value reserve note rather than everyday tender.