Catalog
100 Lire
| Issuer | Military Authority in Tripolitania |
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| Year | 1943-1951 |
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| Size | 114 × 72 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ISSUED BY THE MILITARY AUTHORITY IN TRIPOLITANIA ONE HUNDRED LIRE 100 LIRE ليرة طبع بأمر السلطة العسكرية لطرابلس الغرب |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in red and rose tones and displays the numeral 100 LIRE in large bold figures at the centre, surrounded by dense symmetrical arabesque and floral guilloche scrollwork filling the entire field. An intricate lace-like border frames the design, with faint underprint patterns visible throughout the background. |
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The Military Authority in Tripolitania was a British administrative body established after the Axis defeat in North Africa in early 1943, and these lire-denominated notes were part of a deliberate policy of maintaining Italian monetary units in the occupied territory rather than introducing British Armed Forces currency — largely to ease the transition for a local population still economically oriented toward the outgoing Italian colonial administration.
The extended validity window into 1951 reflects how long the British military occupation of Tripolitania actually lasted before Libyan independence in December 1951 formally closed the books on this series.