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5 Shillings
| Issuer | Central Bank of Nigeria |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Reference(s) | P#6 |
| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters building rendered in intaglio, set against a fine guilloche underprint in purple and mauve tones. The upper portion carries the bold red title bar reading FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, with the issuer name and promise-to-pay inscription below in letterpress. A large circular watermark space occupies the right field, with the denomination repeated in Arabic script at lower right and serial number printed twice in the left and lower registers. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a timber logging scene in which workers roll and handle large felled tree trunks along a riverbank, with palm trees and tropical vegetation visible in the background. The design is executed in purple tones on a lightly guilloched ground, with the denomination numeral 5/- appearing in circular cartouches at left and right. The issuer name and value inscription are set in letterpress above and below the central vignette respectively. |
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| Protection description | a star pattern visible in the circular blank field on the obverse right |
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