Catalog
10 Piastres
| Issuer | Kingdom of Libya |
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| Year | 1952 |
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| Value | 10 Piastres (10 Qirsh) (0.10) |
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| Reverse lettering | KINGDOM OF LIBYA TEN PIASTRES THESE CURRENCY NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT 1ST JANUARY 1952 |
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| Protection description | King Idris I portrait |
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Libya's first independent banknote series, issued in 1952 by the newly established National Bank of Libya, came just months after the country achieved independence in December 1951 under King Idris I — the first new African state created under UN auspices. Thomas De La Rue handled the entire series, a common arrangement for newly independent states lacking domestic printing infrastructure.
The 10 Piastres was the lowest denomination in the series, circulating alongside larger pound-denominated notes. Pick 13 is the scarcer of the piastre notes; the denomination saw heavy everyday use and surviving examples in decent condition are consistently harder to find than the higher values.