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5 Taka
| Issuer | Bangladesh Bank |
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| Year | 2006-2009 |
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| Size | 119 × 62 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | BANGLADESH BANK FIVE TAKA |
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| Protection description | Plain watermark area visible as a circular unprinted zone on the left of the obverse and right of the reverse. |
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| Comments |
The P#46 series bridges an awkward transitional period for Bangladesh Bank — by the mid-2000s, the 5 Taka denomination was already too small for practical daily use, yet political resistance to eliminating low denominations kept it in print. Inflation had effectively made the note a nuisance rather than a useful instrument of exchange.
Watermark-only security on a paper note of this value was already behind contemporary standards at the time of issue. No security thread, no fluorescent ink — the specification reflects budget priorities, not oversight.