½ Pound, Libya, 1952 (Pick 15)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1952
Issuing entity
LibyaThis ½ Pound note was issued in Libya, dated 1952. It belongs to the Pound (1951-1971) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Idris I (1951-1969). It measures 150 × 80 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 15.
Obverse: Purple on multicolor underprint. Portrait of King Idris at left, bush at lower centre. Its lettering reads “المملكة الليبية / هذه الأوراق النقدية قانونية لأي مبلغ / نصف جنيه ليبي / ربيع الثاني ١٣٧١ / ١ يناير ١٩٥٢”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Kingdom of Libya These banknotes are legal tender for any amount A Half of a Libyan Pound Rabi' al-Thani 1371 January 1st., 1952”. Reverse: Purple print. Guilloches. Its lettering reads “KINGDOM OF LIBYA / HALF LIBYAN POUND / THESE CURRENCY NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT / 1ST JANUARY 1952”.
The note was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990). Watermark: King Idris. Demonetized: Yes. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Physical characteristics
- Size
- 150 × 80 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
- Watermark
- King Idris.
Technical characteristics
- Printer
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
- Currency
- Pound (1951-1971)
- Demonetized
- Yes
Design
- Obverse
- Purple on multicolor underprint. Portrait of King Idris at left, bush at lower centre.
- Reverse
- Purple print. Guilloches.
- Obverse lettering
- المملكة الليبية / هذه الأوراق النقدية قانونية لأي مبلغ / نصف جنيه ليبي / ربيع الثاني ١٣٧١ / ١ يناير ١٩٥٢
- Reverse lettering
- KINGDOM OF LIBYA / HALF LIBYAN POUND / THESE CURRENCY NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT / 1ST JANUARY 1952
Identification
- Value
- ½ Pound
- Dates recorded
- 1952
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 15
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P15
- NumistaN# 222630
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.