The Banknotes of Nigeria

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Central Bank of Nigeria (1958-present)

CBN B1a P2a	5 Shillings 15th September, 1958
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B2a P3a	10 Shillings 15th September, 1958
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B3a P4a	1 Pound 15th September, 1958
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B4a P5a	5 Pounds 15th September, 1958
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B5a P6	5 Shillings (1967)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B6a P7	10 Shillings (1967)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B7a P8	1 Pound (1967)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B8a P9	5 Pounds (1967)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B9a P10a	5 Shillings (1968)
Signature title at right = General Manager. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B10a P11a	10 Shillings (1968)
Signature title at right = General Manager. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B11a P12a	1 Pound (1968)
Signature title at right = General Manager. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B12a P13a	5 Pounds (1968)
Signature title at right = General Manager. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B13f P14f	50 Kobo (1.1.1973)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B14a P15a	1 Naira (1.1.1973)
Signature 1. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B15b P16b	5 Naira (1.1.1973)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B16b P17b	10 Naira (1.1.1973)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B17c P19c	1 Naira (2.7.1979)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B18a P20a	5 Naira (2.7.1979)
Signature 4. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B19a P21a	10 Naira (2.7.1979)
Signature 4. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B20a P18a	20 Naira (11.2.1977)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

CBN B20e P18e	20 Naira (11.12.1977)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B21a P23a	1 Naira (4.1984)
Signature 6. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

CBN B22g P24g	5 Naira 2001
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBN B22h P24g	5 Naira 2002
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBN B22i P24h	5 Naira 2004
Signature 12. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

CBN B23g P25f	10 Naira 2001
Signature 11. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

CBN B23i P25f	10 Naira 2003
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBN B23j P25g	10 Naira 2003
Signature 12. Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBN B24c P26c	20 Naira (4.1984)
Signature 8. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B24g P26g	20 Naira 2001
Signature 11. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

CBN B24i P26g	20 Naira 2003
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBN B25c P27c	50 Naira (10.1991)
Signature 10. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B25e P27d	50 Naira 2001
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBN B25g P27f	50 Naira 2005
Signature 14. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

CBN B26a P28a	100 Naira 1999
Signature 11. Identification of rock on back = Zuma Rock Fct, Abuja (error). Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBN B26b P28b	100 Naira 1999
Signature 11. Identification of rock on back = Zuma Rock (correct). Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBN B26e P28f	100 Naira 2005
Signature 14. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

CBN B27a P29a	200 Naira 2000
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBN B28d P30d	500 Naira 2005
Signature 14. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

CBN B29a P36	1000 Naira 2005
Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBN B32b P34a	20 Naira 2006
Polymer. Seven-digit serial number; printer = (G&D). Images courtesy Ron Wise

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