Liberia
West African States adopt eco as common currency to be introduced in 2020
02 07, 2019 10:13 Category: Africa
According to a CNN article dated 1 July 2019, the Economic Community of West African States (consisting of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo) has adopted the name “eco” for a planned single currency to be used in the region. Originally intended to be launched in 2000, the common currency has been postponed multiple times, and the newest target date is 2020.
Liberia new date (2017) 500-dollar note (B316b) confirmed
28 02, 2018 07:49 Category: Africa
Liberia new date (2017) 100-dollar note (B315b) confirmed
28 02, 2018 07:48 Category: Africa
Liberia new date (2017) 50-dollar note (B314b) confirmed
28 02, 2018 07:48 Category: Africa
Liberia new date (2017) 5-dollar note (B311b) confirmed
28 02, 2018 07:46 Category: Africa
Liberia new date (2017) 20-dollar note (B313b) confirmed
04 01, 2018 10:10 Category: Africa
Like B313a, but new date (2017). Prefix AC.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Liberia new date (2017) 10-dollar note (B312b) confirmed
04 01, 2018 09:25 Category: Africa
Like B312a, but new date (2017). Prefix AB.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Liberia new 500-dollar note (B316) confirmed
20 01, 2017 08:58 Category: Africa
B316 (PNL): 500 dollars (US$6)
Purple, blue, and yellow. Front: Woman, elderly man, and man, all wearing traditional clothing; 5-pointed star as registration device. Back: Bank seal with crossed kissi money and front and back of 50-cent coin dated 1969; 5-pointed star; hippopotamus adult and calf. Rapid windowed security thread with demetalized stars. Watermark: Coat of arms with electrotype CBL. Printer: (Crane Currency). 143 x 66 mm.
a. 2016. Signature 7. Prefix AA. Intro: 18.01.2017.
Courtesy of Oleksiy Danylenko.
Liberia new 10-dollar note (B312) confirmed
24 10, 2016 07:23 Category: Africa
B312 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$0.10)
Blue. Front: First president, Joseph Jenkins Roberts; 5-pointed star as registration device. Back: Bank seal with crossed kissi money and front and back of 50-cent coin dated 1969; 5-pointed star; man tapping rubber tree. 3-mm wide color-changing windowed security thread. Watermark: Coat of arms with electrotype CBL. Printer: (Crane Currency). 133 x 66 mm.
a. 2016. Signature 7. Prefix AA. Intro: 06.10.2016.
Courtesy of Oleksiy Danylenko.
Liberia new 5-dollar note (B311) confirmed
24 10, 2016 07:23 Category: Africa
B311 (PNL): 5 dollars (US$0.05)
Purple. Front: Fifth president, Edward James Roye; 5-pointed star as registration device. Back: Bank seal with crossed kissi money and front and back of 50-cent coin dated 1969; 5-pointed star; woman harvesting rice. 3-mm wide color-changing windowed security thread. Watermark: Coat of arms with electrotype CBL. Printer: (Crane Currency). 133 x 66 mm.
a. 2016. Signature 7. Prefix AA. Intro: 06.10.2016.
Courtesy of Oleksiy Danylenko.
Liberia new 100-dollar note (B315) confirmed
12 10, 2016 11:16 Category: Africa
B315: Like B310, but with enhanced security features. Replacement notes confirmed with prefix ZZ.
Courtesy of Oleksiy Danylenko.
Liberia new 50-dollar note (B314) confirmed
12 10, 2016 11:16 Category: Africa
B314: Like B309, but with enhanced security features.
Courtesy of Oleksiy Danylenko.
Liberia new 20-dollar note (B313) confirmed
12 10, 2016 11:14 Category: Africa
B313: Like B308, but with enhanced security features.
Courtesy of Oleksiy Danylenko.
Liberia reportedly introduced new note family on 06.10.2016
07 10, 2016 08:25 Category: Africa
According to a press release dated 6 October 2016, the Central Bank of Liberia has introduced a new family of notes printed by Crane Currency.
Liberia reported to issue new banknote family "shortly"
01 08, 2016 14:39 Category: Africa
According to a press release dated 27 July 2016, the Central Bank of Liberia will "shortly" introduce a new series of banknotes which retains the portraits of the current series (B306 - B310), while enhancing the security, changing the substrate (most likely coated stock or hybrid) to reduce porosity and increase longevity, and adding a new 500-dollar denomination. The specimen designs released so far show the notes are dated 2016 and bear the signatures of the Minister of Finance and Development Planning and the bank's Executive Governor (Boima S. Kamara and Milton A. Weeks, respectively).
Courtesy of Fernando Iglesias, Central Bank of Liberia, and Arnoldo Efron (Monetary Research Institute).
Courtesy of Fernando Iglesias, Central Bank of Liberia, and Arnoldo Efron (Monetary Research Institute).
Liberia new sig/date (2006) 50-dollar note confirmed
03 02, 2013 11:55 Category: Africa
50 dollars, 2006. Like CBL B9, but new date and signatures (Antoinette Sayeh and Joseph Mills Jones).
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Liberia new 2011 varieties confirmed for all denominations
29 05, 2013 15:56 Category: Africa
All denominations (CBL B6-B10, respectively) have been confirmed dated 2011 with two varieties. The first variety is plain, and the second variety has the denomination spelled out in pearlescent ink on tne watermark area on front. The 5- to 20-dollar notes also have pearlescent designs added around the border on front, whereas the 50- and 100-dollar notes have embossed designs above the signature at right.
Courtesy of Murtaza Karimjee (www.africanbanknotes.blogspot.com) and Andrew Roberts.
Courtesy of Murtaza Karimjee (www.africanbanknotes.blogspot.com) and Andrew Roberts.
Liberia new date (2011) 5- and 100-dollar notes confirmed
21 12, 2012 06:20 Category: Africa
5 dollars (US$0.05), 2011. Like CBL B6e, but new date.
100 dollars (US$1.40), 2011. Like CBL B10e, but new date and pearlescent ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS added on watermark area on front; pearlescent map added above signature at right on front.
WIth the confirmation of these two notes, all denominations have now been confirmed dated 2011.
Courtesy of Murtaza Karimjee (www.africanbanknotes.blogspot.com).
100 dollars (US$1.40), 2011. Like CBL B10e, but new date and pearlescent ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS added on watermark area on front; pearlescent map added above signature at right on front.
WIth the confirmation of these two notes, all denominations have now been confirmed dated 2011.
Courtesy of Murtaza Karimjee (www.africanbanknotes.blogspot.com).
Liberia new date (2011) 10-dollar note confirmed
22 10, 2012 16:34 Category: Africa
10 dollars (US$0.15), 2011. Like CBL B7 (P27), but new date.
Courtesy of Collect Numis (http://stores.ebay.com/COLLECTNUMIS-NET).
Courtesy of Collect Numis (http://stores.ebay.com/COLLECTNUMIS-NET).
Liberia new date (2011) 20-dollar note confirmed
26 01, 2012 17:03 Category: Africa
20 dollars (US$0.30), 2011. Like CBL B8 (P28), but new date.
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Liberia new sig/date (2011) 50-dollar note confirmed
24 12, 2011 07:31 Category: Africa
50 dollars (US$0.70), 2011. Like CBL B9 (P29), but new signatures (Augustine K. Ngafuan and Joseph Mills Jones) and date.
Courtesy of Murtaza Karimjee.
Liberia chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
29 07, 2011 07:00 Category: The Banknote Book | Africa
The Liberia chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers.
This 10-page catalog covers notes issued by the Republic of Liberia Treasury Department from 1857 to 1880, the National Bank of Liberia in 1989 and 1991, and the Central Bank of Liberia from 1999 to present. Revised 1 August 2016.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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The Challenge: Identify objects in Liberia bank seal
Today’s challenge is to identify the crossed objects which appear in the seal of the Central Bank of Liberia (and previously the National Bank of Liberia).
If you can precisely identify the name of these objects—or have a lead which you think might be useful—please post a comment, preferably including a URL which links to evidence supporting your identification.
This bank seal appears on the back of all of Liberia’s notes since 1989:
IDENTIFIED: Kissi money.
If you can precisely identify the name of these objects—or have a lead which you think might be useful—please post a comment, preferably including a URL which links to evidence supporting your identification.
This bank seal appears on the back of all of Liberia’s notes since 1989:
IDENTIFIED: Kissi money.
Liberia new date (2008) 10-dollar note confirmed
18 07, 2011 08:29 Category: Africa
Liberia new sig/date (2009) notes confirmed
18 12, 2010 10:12 Category: Africa
All denominations (5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 dollars) have been confirmed dated 2009 with new signature combination (Augustine K. Ngafuan, MINISTER OF FINANCE; J. Mills Jones, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR).
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Liberia new date (2008) 5-dollar note confirmed
04 02, 2010 15:59 Category: Africa
5 dollars (US$0.07), 2008. Like Pick 26, but new date and new signatures (Antoinette Sayeh, MINISTER OF FINANCE; J. Mills Jones, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR).
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Liberia new date (2008) 20-dollar note confirmed
29 11, 2009 09:02 Category: Africa
20 dollars (US$0.30)
Like Pick 28, but new date (2008).
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Liberia new date (2006) 5-dollar note confirmed
12 05, 2009 21:09 Category: Africa
5 dollars (US$0.10)
Like Pick 26, but new date (2006) and new signatures (Antoinette Sayeh, MINISTER OF FINANCE; J. Mills Jones, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR).
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Liberia new date (2008) 50- and 100-dollar notes confirmed
11 05, 2009 21:18 Category: Africa
50 dollars (US$0.80)
Like Pick 29, but new date (2008) and new signatures (Antoinette Sayeh, MINISTER OF FINANCE; J. Mills Jones, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR).
100 dollars (US$1.60)
Like Pick 30, but new date (2008) and new signatures (Antoinette Sayeh, MINISTER OF FINANCE; J. Mills Jones, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR).
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Liberia new date (2002) 20-dollar note confirmed
11 05, 2009 21:20 Category: Africa
20 dollars (US$0.30)
Like Pick 23, but new date (2002) and new signatures (Lusinee Kamara, MINISTER OF FINANCE; Elie E. Saleeby, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR).
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Liberia new date (2002) 50-dollar note confirmed
11 04, 2009 15:45 Category: Africa
50 dollars (US$0.80)
Like Pick 24, but new date (2002) and new signatures (Lusinee Kamara, MINISTER OF FINANCE; Elie E. Saleeby, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR).
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Liberia new date (2006) 10-dollar note confirmed
11 04, 2009 15:43 Category: Africa
10 dollars (US$0.15)
Like Pick 27, but new date (2006) and new signatures (Antoinette Sayeh, MINISTER OF FINANCE; J. Mills Jones, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR).
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
