Libyan One Dinar Banknote

Country: Libya
Issuer: Central Bank of Libya
Type: Horizontal note
Material: Polymer
Size: 130 × 65 mm
Signature: Saddek Omar Ali Elkaber
Serial: 2 1/5 4 9 5 9 3 4 9

The story

The note commemorates the 8th anniversary of the February 2011 revolution. The front shows the Central Bank of Libya building in Tripoli and the portrait of Omar Mukhtar, Libya’s resistance leader. The back shows the Brega oil refinery, a symbol of Libya’s oil industry, and the Roman Arch of Marcus Aurelius in Tripoli.

Front

Portrait of Omar Mukhtar in a flower-shaped frame, Central Bank of Libya building in Tripoli with arches and domes, Arabic bank name and legal tender text, Arabic denomination calligraphy, ornate floral and arabesque patterns, Governor’s signature with printed Arabic title, vertical and horizontal serial numbers

Back

Brega oil refinery towers and pipework, Arch of Marcus Aurelius in Tripoli, portrait of Omar Mukhtar in a flower-shaped frame, ornate floral cartouches and borders, English “Central Bank of Libya” and “One Dinar” text