Catalog
5 Shillings
| Issuer | Central Bank of Nigeria |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Currency | Pound (1918-1973) |
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| Obverse description | Green and red on multicolour underprint, with the Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters building vignette at centre-left rendered in intaglio. A large guilloche medallion occupies the right field, with Arabic script inscription below. The issuer title and promise-to-pay legend appear in the upper portion, with two manuscript signatures below the vignette for the Governor and General Manager. |
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| Obverse lettering | FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 5/- CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA promise to pay on demand the sum of FIVE SHILLINGS GOVERNOR GENERAL MANAGER خمسة شلنات |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse carries a central intaglio vignette of two timber workers cross-cutting a large felled log at a sawmill yard, with wood shavings strewn across the ground and a forest tree line visible in the background. Ornate guilloche rosettes occupy the four corners, and the denomination is repeated in the corner numerals and in the lower border panel. |
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