Katalog
| Emittent | Bank of Sierra Leone |
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| Jahr | 1980 |
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| Größe | 160 × 74 mm |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Portrait vignette of President Siaka Stevens at left, wearing a traditional cap, set against a purple and violet guilloche underprint. Three facsimile signatures appear at centre — Governor, Deputy Governor, and two Directors — alongside a decorative leaf sprig. A commemorative circular inscription at right reads 'COMMEMORATING THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN UNITY CONFERENCE · FREETOWN 1980', dated 1st July 1980, with the numeral '5' in rosette panels at each corner. |
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| Beschreibung der Sicherheitsmerkmale | President Siaka Stevens portrait visible in the blank oval panel on the reverse when held to light. |
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| Anmerkungen |
Sierra Leone's 1980 currency reform followed the country's transition to a republic in 1971 and the gradual displacement of the Leone's earlier parity arrangements. By 1980, inflation was beginning to erode purchasing power meaningfully, and the 5 Leones note — a mid-range denomination — would have seen heavy everyday use before eventually being replaced by higher-denomination issues as the decade wore on.
De La Rue's involvement was continuous across multiple Sierra Leone series; the P#12 shares its basic security architecture with other denominations in the set, relying on a watermark alone without the foil or security thread features introduced in later printings.