Primary Collection: Libya
Libya pick 5a: 5 Piastres from 1951
Law of 1951. Red on light yellow underprint. Colonnade at left, palm tree at right.
Libya pick 6a: 10 Piastres from 1951
Law of 1951. Green on light orange underprint. Ruins of a gate at left, palm tree at right.
Libya pick 25a: 1 Pound from 1963
Law of 1963/AH1382. Blue on multicolored underprint. Crowned arms at left. Watermark: arms.
Libya pick 26a: 5 Pounds from 1963
Law of 1963/AH1382. Green on multicolored underprint. Crowned arms at left. Watermark: arms.
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Libya pick 27: 10 Pounds from 1963
Law of 1963/AH1382. Brown on multicolored underprint. Crowned arms at left. Watermark: arms.
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Libya pick 31: 5 Pounds from 1963
Law of 1963/AH1382. Reduced size note. Green on multicolored underprint. Crowned arms at left. Watermark: arms.
Libya pick 33a: 0.25 Dinar from 1971
ND. Orange-brown on multicolored underprint. Arms at left. Doorway on back. Without Arabic inscription at bottom of watermark area at lower right on face. Watermark: arms (Heraldic eagle).
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Libya pick 33b: 0.25 Dinar from 1972
ND. Orange-brown on multicolored underprint. Arms at left. Doorway on back. With Arabic inscription at bottom of watermark area at lower right on face. Watermark: arms (Heraldic eagle).
Libya pick 34b: 0.5 Dinar from 1972
ND. Purple on multicolored underprint. Arms at left. Oil refinery on back. With Arabic inscription at bottom of watermark area at lower right on face. Watermark: arms (Heraldic eagle).
Libya pick 35b: 1 Dinar from 1972
ND. Blue on multicolored underprint. Gate and minaret at left. Hilltop fortress on back. With Arabic inscription at bottom of watermark area at lower right on face. Watermark: arms (Heraldic eagle).
Libya pick 36a: 5 Dinars from 1971
ND. Olive on multicolored underprint. Arms at left. Fortress at center on back. Without Arabic inscription at bottom of watermark area at lower right on face. Watermark: arms (Heraldic eagle).
Libya pick 37a: 10 Dinars from 1971
ND. Blue-gray on multicolored underprint. Omar El Mukhtar at left. Three horsemen at center on back. Without Arabic inscription at bottom of watermark area at lower right on face. Watermark: arms (Heraldic eagle).
Libya pick 37b: 10 Dinars from 1972
ND. Blue-gray on multicolored underprint. Omar El Mukhtar at left. Three horsemen at center on back. With Arabic inscription at bottom of watermark area at lower right on face. Watermark: arms (Heraldic eagle).
Libya pick 42Aa: 0.25 Dinar from 1981
ND (1981). Green on multicolored underprint. Ruins at left. Fortress and palms at center right on back. Watermark: heraldic falcon.
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Libya pick 43b: 0.5 Dinar from 1981
ND (1981). Green on multicolored underprint. Petroleum refinery at left. Irrigation system above wheat filed on back. Watermark: heraldic falcon.
Libya pick 49a: 1 Dinar from 1984
ND (1981). Green and dark blue on multicolored underprint. Mosque at left on face. Interior of mosque at center right on back. Watermark: heraldic falcon.
Libya pick 53: 0.5 Dinar from 1990
ND (ca. 1990). Deep purple and aqua on multicolored underprint. Oil refinery at left center. Back purple; English text at top, irrigation system at left center. Watermark: Heraldic falcon.
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Libya pick 56a: 10 Dinars from 1989
ND (1989). Green on multicolored underprint. Omar el-Mukhtar at left. Arabic text; large crowd before hilltop fortress at center. Octagonal frame without underprint at upper right on back. Watermark: Heraldic falcon.
Libya pick 62a: 0.25 Dinar from 2002
ND (2002). Ochre on multicolored underprint. Ruins at center. Walled compound on back.
Libya pick 63: 0.5 Dinar from 2002
ND (2002). Dark blue on blue and multicolored underprint. Oil refinery at center. Irrigation system on back.
Libya pick 64a: 1 Dinar from 2002
ND (2002). Blue and green on multicolored underprint. Muammar Qaddafi at center. Mosque on back.
Libya pick 64b: 1 Dinar from 2002
ND (2002). Blue and green on multicolored underprint. Muammar Qadhafy at center. Mosque on back.
Libya pick 71: 1 Dinar from 2009
ND (2009). Blue and multicolored. Muammar Qaddafi. Back: mosque.
Libya pick 74: 20 Dinars from 2009
ND (2009). Purple and tan on multicolored underprint. Map of Northern Africa. Back: organization of African Unity leaders.
Libya pick 75: 50 Dinars from 2008
ND (2008). Brown and tan on multicolored underprint. Muammar Qadaffi at left. Back: building.
Libya pick 76: 1 Dinar from 2013
ND (2013). Purple, violet and multicolored. Citizens with flags in celebration at lower right. Cornerstone devices. Back: Libyan flag and flock of doves. Watermark: Omar al-Mukhtar and value. Printer: DLR.
Libya pick 77: 5 Dinars from 2013
ND (2013). Expected new issue.
Libya pick 78: 10 Dinars from 2012
ND (2012). Name of the bank on back in upper case English letters.
Libya pick 79a: 20 Dinars from 2012
2012. Red and orange on multicolored underprint. School in Ghadames. Back: Al-Ateeq mosque in Oujlah. Watermark: Oman al-Mukhtar.
Libya pick 80: 50 Dinars from 2013
ND (2013). Green on multicolored underprint. 1922 Italian lighthouse in Benghazi. SPARK patch with crescent moon and star, cornerstone devices. Back: rock arch in Tadrart Acacus. Watermark: Oman al-Mukhtar and value. Printer: TDLR.
Libya pick 81: 5 Dinars from 2015
ND (2015). Ottoman clock tower. Foil band at right showing variable images of denomination and palm tree. Optical print with "5" at lower left. Microprinting below bank name. Back: Zeus Temple in Cyrene. Pearlescent stripe with octagon stars containing "5" and crescent and star, foil segmented security thread with demetalized "5". Watermark: cornerstones and bust of Omar Al-Mukhtar with electrotype palette with "5".
Libya pick 82: 10 Dinars from 2015
ND (2015). Portrait of Omar Al-Mukhtar. Foil band at right showing variable images of Omar Al-Mukhtar with rearing horse and crescent and star with denomination. Optical print with "10" at lower left. Microprinting below bank name. Back: Al-Mukhtar horsemen. Pearlescent stripe with octagon stars containing "10" and crescent and star, foil segmented security thread with demetalized rearing horse and Arabic text. Watermark: cornerstones, bust of Omar Al-Mukhtar with electrotype palette with "10".
Libya pick M3a: 5 Lire from 1943
ND (1943). Military Authority in Tripolitania. Green on red-brown underprint. Lion on crown at center or at right.