Catalog
1000 Dollars
| Issuer | Central Bank of Liberia |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Reference(s) | P#43 |
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| Obverse lettering | ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS CENTRAL BANK OF LIBERIA 1000 THIS CENTRAL BANK NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ONE THOUSAND LIBERIAN DOLLARS 1000 ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a detailed architectural rendering of the Capitol building in Monrovia, set against a light guilloche underprint in blue and lavender tones. To the left, the circular seal of the Central Bank of Liberia is printed in blue intaglio, bearing the inscription "CENTRAL BANK OF LIBERIA ESTABLISHED 1999" around its perimeter. The denomination "1000" appears in large numerals at both upper corners, with "ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS" along the lower border. |
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Liberia's currency history is bound up with its relationship to the US dollar, which circulated alongside the Liberian dollar for decades under a dual-currency arrangement that only began unwinding seriously in the late 2010s. The $1,000 Liberian denomination — worth roughly $5 USD at time of issue — reflects the sustained devaluation that made high-denomination notes operationally necessary for everyday transactions.
P#43 is a relatively recent emission, printed on cotton substrate with a security thread and watermark but without the more advanced optical features found on contemporaneous issues from neighboring central banks. Functional rather than technically ambitious.