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10 Dinars
| Issuer | Central Bank of Libya |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Printer | De La Rue Currency, Gateshead |
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| Obverse lettering | مصرف ليبيا المركزي هذه الأوراق النقدية مقبولة في السداد لأي مبلغ عشرة دنانير |
| Reverse description | Green and multicolour note centred on an intaglio vignette of the Cyrene fortress atop a rocky hillside, surrounded by a large crowd of figures in the foreground. The issuer name in English, "Central Bank of Libya", is printed in letterpress at top centre. The denomination "10" appears at upper right and lower left, with "Ten Dinars" in English at lower left, all set against a fine geometric guilloche underprint. |
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This note was issued in 2011, the year Muammar Gaddafi was deposed and killed — placing its release squarely inside one of the most chaotic transitions of the Arab Spring. The Central Bank of Libya was operating under extraordinary pressure during this period, with the country effectively split between competing authorities in Tripoli and Benghazi, each claiming legitimacy over the national banking system.
De La Rue's Gateshead facility handled production, the same plant responsible for numerous high-security issues across Africa and the Middle East. The holographic strip on this series was a deliberate upgrade, prompted by documented counterfeiting of earlier Libyan issues during the sanctions years.