Catalog
10 Dirhams
| Issuer | Central Bank of Libya |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Obverse lettering | ١٣٩٩ ١٩٧٩ الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية (Translation: 1399 1979 People`s Socialist Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) |
| Reverse description | The denomination numeral '١٠' (10) in large Eastern Arabic numerals occupies the upper center of the field, with the Arabic word 'درهم' (Dirham) inscribed immediately below. Two crossed grain sprigs flank the lower portion of the central design, their ears pointing outward. The entire central motif is framed within an ornate geometric and floral decorative border composed of stylized arabesque elements and corner diamond motifs, all within a beaded rim. |
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Libya's 1979 coinage was issued under the authority of the Jamahiriya — the "state of the masses" — the political system Muammar Gaddafi declared in 1977 following his dismantling of the Libyan Arab Republic. The Central Bank itself operated under considerable ideological pressure during this period, as Gaddafi's Green Book explicitly rejected conventional economic structures. Copper-nickel clad steel rather than solid copper-nickel reflects the cost-cutting realities of a mint program subordinated to a government far more interested in oil revenues than numismatic infrastructure.