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5000 Leones
| Issuer | Bank of Sierra Leone |
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| Year | 1993-1998 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents the Bumbuna hydroelectric dam and reservoir in fine intaglio line work executed in blue and violet tones, with the river gorge and surrounding hillside rendered in the background. Large numerals 5000 appear at upper left and upper right, with the issuer name running along the top margin. The inscription FIVE THOUSAND LEONES is set within a panel across the lower centre, flanked by geometric guilloche patterns at the lateral margins. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF SIERRA LEONE 5000 FIVE THOUSAND LEONES |
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| Protection description | Sengbe Pieh portrait watermark visible when the note is held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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