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30 Dollars Independence
| Issuer | Bank of Namibia |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Composition | Polymer (Guardian®) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF NAMIBIA 30th Independence Anniversary THIRTY NAMIBIA DOLLARS H.E Dr. Sam Nujoma H.E. Dr Hifikepunye Pohamba H.E Dr. Hage G. Geingob 3 Decades of Peace and Stability N$30 |
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| Reverse lettering | 30 NAMIBIA DOLLARS NAMIBIAN BLACK RHINOS N$30 BANK OF NAMIBIA 1990-2020 |
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The 30 Namibia Dollar note was issued in 2020 to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Namibian independence, achieved on 21 March 1990 following a prolonged armed struggle against South African administration and a UN-supervised transition. Commemorative denominations are unusual in African currency, and the decision to fix the face value at 30 rather than issue a standard denomination as a commemorative variant reflects a deliberate symbolic choice by the Bank of Namibia — the number itself is the message.
Printed on Guardian® polymer substrate by Oberthur Fiduciaire, this was only the second polymer issue for Namibia after the 2012 10 Dollar note, suggesting the central bank's measured approach to substrate transition rather than a wholesale conversion of the series.