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Currency in Circulation:

Currency Withdrawn:

1979 Currency Issue

On 2nd July, 1979, new currency notes of three denominations, namely, (N1), (N5), and (N10) were introduced. These notes were of the same size i.e., 151 x 78 mm as the N20 note issued on the 11th of February, 1977. In order to facilitate identification, distinctive colours which were similar to those of the existing banknotes of the various denominations were used. The notes bear the portraits of three eminent Nigerians, who were declared national heroes on the 1st of October, 1978. The engravings on the back of the notes reflected cultural aspects of the country.

All the notes were withdrawn in 1984 and reissued in new colours.

Name
Twenty Naira Dimension: 151 x 78 mm Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1984
Ten Naira Dimension: 151 x 78 mm Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1979
Five Naira Dimension: 151 x 78 mm Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1979
One Naira Dimension: 137 x 78 mm Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1979
Fifty Kobo Dimension: 127 x 78 mm Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1979
Twenty Five Kobo Material: Silver Withdrawn: 1979 Reissued in Bronze in 1991
Ten Kobo Material: Silver Withdrawn: 1979 Reissued in Bronze in 1991
Five Kobo Material: Silver Withdrawn: 1991
One Kobo Material: Bronze Withdrawn: Still in circulation
Half Kobo Material: Copper