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10 Shillings
| Issuer | Central Bank of Nigeria |
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| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A vignette of the Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters building occupies the left-centre of the note, rendered in fine intaglio engraving set against a lightly tinted guilloche underprint in blue and green tones. To the right, an ornate scalloped medallion provides space for a watermark, flanked by Arabic script inscriptions below. The denomination '10/-' appears in each corner, with the issuer's name and promise-to-pay legend across the upper portion, below the country title 'FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA'. |
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| Obverse lettering | Federal Republic of Nigeria Central Bank of Nigeria promise to pay on demand the sum of Ten Shillings سلبن غوما |
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Nigeria's post-civil war currency reform of 1968 required a rapid redesign of all denominations to exclude the Eastern Region, which had broken away as Biafra in 1967. The 10 Shillings note of this series was issued under that pressure, replacing earlier notes that Biafran authorities had overprinted and co-opted for their own use. Thomas De La Rue handled the full series from their London facilities — a relationship the Central Bank of Nigeria had maintained since independence in 1960.
Nigeria metricated its currency in January 1973, converting to the Naira and Kobo system. This 10 Shillings denomination ceased to be legal tender at that point, exchanged at a rate of 10 shillings to 50 kobo.