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World Paper Money Catalog and History

Libya banknotes
Libya paper money catalog and Libyen currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • Ottoman currency, till 1911
  • Italian currency, 1911-1943
  • British and French Military curriency, 1943-1951
  • Libyan Pound = 100 Piastres, 1951-1971
  • Libyan Dinar = (Pound) = 1.000 Dirhams, from 1971

• For earlier issues see:
  • Turkey, till 1912
  • Italy, 1912-1943

• To purchase Libyen banknotes, please check ATSnotes world banknotes price list.

Pick #	Date
		Kingdom, 1951-1969
5-11	1951	5, 10 piastres, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, 10 pounds
12-18	1952	5, 10 piastres, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, 10 pounds
19-22	1955	1/2, 1, 5, 10 pounds
23-27	1963	1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, 10 pounds
28-32	1963	1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, 10 pounds
		Republic, from 1969
33-37	(1971-72)	1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, 10 pounds
42A-46	(1981)	1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, 10 pounds
47-51	(1984)	1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, 10 pounds
52-56	(1989)	1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, 10 pounds
57-61	(1991)	1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, 10 pounds
62-67	(2002)	1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, 10, 20 pounds
68-	(2002)	1, 5, 10 pounds

Pick #	Date
		British Occupation, 1943-1951
M1-8	(1943)	1, 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 lire
		Free French Occupation of Fezzan, 1943-1951
M9-11	(1943-51)	5, 25, 100 francs

Remarks: all images reduced 50%

• Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 2: General Issues 1368-1960
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 3: Modern Issues 1961-
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues