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| Issuer | Central Bank of The Gambia |
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| Year | 1987-1990 |
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| Value | 5 Dalasis |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in red-brown tones on a pale guilloche underprint, with the portrait of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, First President of the Republic of The Gambia, positioned at right in three-quarter view wearing glasses. A central guilloche panel carries the denomination numeral alongside bilingual inscriptions in English and Arabic, while a vignette at left portrays a traditional sailing vessel on the River Gambia with palm trees along the bank. The issuer's title CENTRAL BANK OF THE GAMBIA spans the top margin, with two facsimile signatures of the General Manager and Governor appearing at lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is rendered in red-brown tones on a pale guilloche underprint, with a central vignette of dock workers unloading sacks of groundnuts onto a quayside, a river steamer visible in the background. Decorative borders incorporating rosette and lozenge motifs frame the composition along both vertical edges, with denomination numerals placed in each corner. The issuer's title runs across the top margin, with FIVE DALASIS inscribed at lower right. |
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| Variants | P#9a - signature 8 P#9b - signature 10 |
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