Catalog
| Issuer | Eritrea |
|---|---|
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Nakfa |
| Currency | Nakfa (1997-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date) |
| Designer(s) | Clarence Holbert |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#2 |
| Obverse description | Young boy, young and old man at centre. Flag raising at left. Name of the currency in Tigrinya and Arabic written verticaly in the left side |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering |
STATE OF ERITREA LEGAL TENDER OF ERITREA ናቕፋ نقفة PRESIDENT GOVERNOR FIVE NAFKA (Translation: Naqfa Naqfa) |
| Reverse description | Cattle under the Heroic Ficus Daaro Sycamore in Segheneyti, symbol of Eritrea |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF ERITREA FIVE NAFKA |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Camel head |
| Variants | There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Numisquare ID | 2760780830 |
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