Catalogo
| Emittente | Bank of Biafra |
|---|---|
| Anno | 1968-1969 |
| Tipo | Standard circulation banknote |
| Valore | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Valuta | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Composizione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Dimensioni | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Forma | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Stampatore | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Disegnatore/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Incisore/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| In circolazione fino al | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Riferimento/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione del dritto | The central vignette carries a palm tree with a rising sun at its base, enclosed within an intricate guilloche border with repeated geometric patterning. The denomination '5/-' appears in the lower corners, with the serial number printed in red at the upper left and a circular guilloche rosette to the right. Two facsimile signatures of the Governor and Director are placed below the vignette, beneath an arched promise-to-pay inscription. |
|---|---|
| Legenda del dritto | Republic of Biafra Bank of Biafra Five Shillings Promise to pay on Demand the sum of Governor Director |
| Descrizione del rovescio | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Legenda del rovescio | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Firma/e | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Tipo di protezione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione della protezione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Varianti | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Commenti |
The Bank of Biafra was established by the secessionist government within weeks of the May 1967 declaration of independence, with currency issuance serving an immediate practical need: the Nigerian federal government had cut off Biafra's access to Nigerian pounds, forcing the enclave to create a parallel monetary system under blockade conditions. The 5 Shillings note belongs to the second issue, refined slightly from the 1967 inaugural series.
Printed by the Portuguese Security Printing firm TDLR substitute — almost certainly by Bradbury, Wilkinson in England — the notes were physically smuggled into the territory through the same irregular supply routes that brought in arms and food aid. Circulation was brief and brutal; by January 1970 the Republic of Biafra had collapsed, and the notes were demonetized without redemption.