Bangladeshi taka banknotes

Bangladeshi taka banknotes are the paper and polymer currency of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, first introduced on 4 March 1972 to replace the Pakistani rupee following the nation's independence. Bangladesh Bank oversees the issuance of banknotes denominated at 10 taka and higher, whereas lower-value treasury notes, including the 1 taka (issued until 1992), 2 taka, and 5 taka denominations, are the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance. Notes have been produced by security printers including Thomas De La Rue, Bradbury Wilkinson, Giesecke and Devrient, and The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd.

The initial 1972 release, commonly known as the "map series", served as an emergency issue to replace Pakistani currency, some of which had circulated with nationalist rubber-stamp overprints. Across eleven successive series, the range expanded to include 20, 50, 500, and 1,000 taka notes, alongside commemorative releases of 25, 40, and 60 taka, and a 200 taka note introduced in 2020. Political transitions have directly shaped the iconography: portraits of founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman appeared on the earliest series, were removed in 1976 following regime changes, and returned on various subsequent series.

Designs across the series predominantly depict cultural heritage sites, national monuments, and scenes of agriculture, wildlife, and village life. Recurring landmarks include the National Martyr's Monument at Savar, the Star Mosque, the Baitul Mukarram mosque, the Shat Gombuj mosque, and the Shaheed Minar. While almost all issues are printed on paper, an experimental polymer 10 taka note was released in 2000 and later withdrawn, with subsequent updates focusing on altered colour palettes, varied paper materials, and electrotype watermarks.