Catalog
50 Cents
| Issuer | Bank of Sierra Leone |
|---|---|
| Year | 1979-1984 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | 140 × 62 mm |
| 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 | At left, an intaglio portrait of President Siaka Stevens in three-quarter view, wearing a traditional fila cap, set against a fine guilloche underprint in brown tones. To the right, a multicolour vignette of hibiscus flowers enclosed within an oval guilloche border, with the denomination 'FIFTY CENTS' and issue date printed below. Four manuscript signatures appear across the centre field, attributed to the Governor, Deputy Governor, and two Directors. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A central intaglio vignette renders the Bank of Sierra Leone headquarters building in Freetown in fine line engraving against a multicolour underprint in green and blue tones, with tropical vegetation and figures in the foreground. The national coat of arms appears within a circular guilloche cartouche at lower left, flanked by decorative geometric and foliate ornaments in the side panels. Denomination numerals '50' occupy all four corners within elaborate lathe-work borders. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF SIERRA LEONE FIFTY CENTS |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |