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5 Leones
| Issuer | Bank of Sierra Leone |
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| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | President Siaka Stevens portrait visible in the blank oval panel on the reverse when held to light. |
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Sierra Leone's 1980 currency reform followed the country's transition to a republic in 1971 and the gradual displacement of the Leone's earlier parity arrangements. By 1980, inflation was beginning to erode purchasing power meaningfully, and the 5 Leones note — a mid-range denomination — would have seen heavy everyday use before eventually being replaced by higher-denomination issues as the decade wore on.
De La Rue's involvement was continuous across multiple Sierra Leone series; the P#12 shares its basic security architecture with other denominations in the set, relying on a watermark alone without the foil or security thread features introduced in later printings.