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5 Naira
| Issuer | Central Bank of Nigeria |
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| Year | 2009-2025 |
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| Currency | Naira (1973-date) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912–1966), Nigeria's first Prime Minister, occupies the left-centre field, identified by a caption below. To the right, a geometric guilloche underprint in yellow and gold tones frames the denomination numeral and legend in purple intaglio. The right panel contains a clear polymer window with a full-colour optically variable ink vignette of the Nigerian coat of arms, alongside the issuer's title at top centre and serial number at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette in intaglio presents a group of Nkpokiti dancers in traditional attire, accompanied by drummers, rendered in dark purple tones against a pale rose guilloche underprint. To the lower right, the Nigerian coat of arms appears within a circular cartouche bearing the national motto. The left panel carries a second clear polymer window with the coat of arms in multicolour optically variable ink, above a full-colour map of Nigeria in green and white. |
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| Variants | P#38a - 2009 6-digit serial # (Printer: Nigerian Security Printing & Minting) P#38b(1) - 2009 7-digit serial # (Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Germany) P#38b(2) - 2009 P#38c - 2011 P#38d - 2013 P#38e - 2014 P#38f - 2015 P#38fx - 2015 printing error: small dot on cheek P#38g - 2016 P#38h - 2017 |
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