10 Leones

Issuer	Bank of Sierra Leone
Year	1980-1984
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Printer	Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom
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Obverse description	At left, a portrait of President Siaka Stevens is set against a fine guilloche underprint in blue and green tones. The bank title 'BANK OF SIERRA LEONE' and promise clause appear at upper centre above four facsimile signatures, while a circular commemorative overprint at right reads 'COMMEMORATING THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN UNITY CONFERENCE - FREETOWN 1980 - 1ST JULY 1980'. The denomination numeral '10' occupies each upper corner, with 'TEN LEONES' in letterpress along the base.
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Reverse description	The central vignette presents a large mineral dredger on water, rendered in intaglio in blue-grey tones against a light multicolour guilloche background. The bank title 'BANK OF SIERRA LEONE' runs across the top, with the national arms in the upper right corner, while a geometric star-pattern underprint fills the left panel. The denomination '10' appears in each corner, with 'TEN LEONES' in a dark panel at the base centre.
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