Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Shillings
| Issuer | Central Bank of Nigeria |
|---|---|
| Year | 1958 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 5 Shillings (1/4) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green and purple tones, with a central vignette of a tropical riverside landscape with tall palm trees and dense foliage set against a light guilloche underprint. The issuing authority title appears at the top within a decorative banner reading FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, with CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA and the promise-to-pay clause below in intaglio letterpress. Three facsimile signatures of the Governor and two Directors appear at the lower centre, with the date 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1958, denomination numerals 5/- at each upper corner, and a large blank watermark oval to the right. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | FEDERATION OF NIGERIA 5/- 5/- CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIVE SHILLINGS 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1958 GOVERNOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FIVE SHILLINGS |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |