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5 Piastres
| Issuer | Libyan Currency Commission |
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| Year | 1951 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in rose-red on a light ground, centred on a vignette of the colonnaded Roman Forum ruins at Cyrene, with a tall palm tree to the right. The denomination numeral '5' appears in each lower corner, with the serial number in both Arabic-Eastern numerals at upper left and Western numerals at lower right. Arabic inscriptions occupy the upper register, including the country title and legal tender clause, with two manuscript signatures of Currency Commission officials in the lower portion. |
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| Reverse lettering | UNITED KINGDOM OF LIBYA / THESE CURRENCY NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT / FIVE PIASTRES / ISSUED BY THE LIBYAN CURRENCY COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW No. 4, OF 24TH OCTOBER, 1951, IN THE REIGN OF KING IDRIS I. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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