Catalog
20 Dinars
| Issuer | Central Bank of Libya |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Size | 148 × 74 mm |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
| Protection description | the numeral 20 and geometric rosette visible in the left margin; vertical security thread embedded within the paper at the right side of the note. |
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| Comments |
Libya was running two parallel governments in 2016 — the UN-recognized Government of National Accord in Tripoli and the rival House of Representatives administration in Tobruk — and both claimed authority over the central bank and its currency. Notes printed by De La Rue in London during this period were ordered under contested institutional authority, and the question of which faction controlled physical cash supplies had direct consequences for military payrolls and civilian fuel subsidies.
De La Rue had been the primary printer for Libyan banknotes since before Gaddafi's fall in 2011. The security specification here is relatively modest for a note of this period and denomination, reflecting the procurement constraints of a fractured state rather than any deliberate design choice.