Catalog
5 Leones
| Issuer | Bank of Sierra Leone |
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| Year | 1975-1985 |
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| Currency | Leone (1964-2023) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of President Siaka Stevens to the left, rendered in intaglio against a multicolour guilloche underprint. A poinsettia vignette appears at the centre, flanked by large numeral '5' rosettes at each corner with intricate lathe-work borders. Five facsimile signatures — Governor, Deputy Governor, and two Directors — appear to the right of centre, with the issue date below. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF SIERRA LEONE / promise to pay on demand the sum of / FIVE LEONES / GOVERNOR / DEPUTY GOVERNOR / DIRECTORS |
| Reverse description | A detailed intaglio vignette of the Sierra Leone Parliament Building occupies the right-centre of the note, rendered in purple tones against a multicolour guilloche underprint. The national coat of arms appears in a circular medallion at the upper right, while a botanical spray decorates the lower right margin. The denomination panel 'FIVE LEONES' is set in a dark cartouche at the bottom centre, with the printer's imprint below. |
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