The Banknotes of Libya

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United Kingdom of Libya (1951)

P5	5 Piastres L. 24th October, 1951
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P6	10 Piastres L. 24th October, 1951
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P7	¼ Libyan Pound L. 24th October, 1951
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P9	1 Libyan Pound 24th October, 1951.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

Kingdom of Libya (1952)

P12	5 Piastres 1st January 1952
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P13	10 Piastres 1st January 1952
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P14	¼ Libyan Pound 1st January 1952
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P15	½ Libyan Pound 1st January, 1952. / 1371
Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P16	1 Libyan Pound 1st January, 1952.
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

National Bank of Libya (1955-1959)

P22	10 Libyan Pounds 26th April, 1955.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

Bank of Libya (1963)

P23a	¼ Libyan Pound 5th February 1963.
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P24	½ Libyan Pound 5th February 1963.
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P25	1 Libyan Pound 5th February 1963.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P27	10 Libyan Pounds 5th February 1963.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

Central Bank of Libya (1971-present)

P33b	¼ Dinar (1972)
With Arabic text at lower right on front. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P34b	½ Dinar (1972)
With Arabic text at lower right on front. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P35b	1 Dinar (1972)
With Arabic text at lower right on front. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P36b	5 Dinars (1972)
With Arabic text at lower right on front. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P37b	10 Dinars (1972)
With Arabic text at lower right on front. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P43b	½ Dinar (1981)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P44a	1 Dinar (1981)
Signature 1. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P47	¼ Dinar (1984)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P52	¼ Dinar (1990)
English text at top on back. Signature 3. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P53	½ Dinar (1990)
English text at top on back. Signature 3. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P55	5 Dinars (1990)
English text at top on back. Signature 3. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P57b	¼ Dinar (1991)
Signature 4. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P58b	½ Dinar (1991)
Signature 4. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P59a	1 Dinar (1993)
Signature 4. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P60b	5 Dinars (1991)
Signature 4. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P61a	10 Dinars (1991)
Signature 4. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P62	¼ Dinar (2002)
Signature 4. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P63	½ Dinar (2002)
Signature 4. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P66	10 Dinars (2002)
Signature 4. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P67a	20 Dinars (2002)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P68a	1 Dinar (2004)
Signature 6. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P69a	5 Dinars (2004)
Signature 6. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P70a	10 Dinars (2004)
Signature 6. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

Military Authority in Tripolitania (1943)

PM1a	1 Lira (1943)
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

PM3a	5 Lire (1943)
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

PM6a	100 Lire (1943)
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

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