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Nigeria
 
              
 

 

Country overview

 

 

Federal Republic of Nigeria
Capital Abuja
Population (millions) 146.3
Area (sq km) 923,768
GDP per capita (USD PPP) 2,100

 

 

Polymer overview

 

 

Country ranking 24th All varieties 34
Year of the first polymer issue 2007 Proof 0
Number of polymer issues 4 Specimen 4
Current status Polymer and paper Regular 15
New polymer issues expected? Yes Replacement 15

 

 

General information

 

 

 

Central Bank of Nigeria
 

 

 

 
Governor Director of Currency and Branch Operations

Chukwuma Charles Soludo
(29.05.04 to 29.05.09)
Benjamin C. Onyido

Sanusi Lamido Aminu Sanusi
(03.06.09 to date)
 

 

 

 

Newspaper article: CBN, lower denominations and the commonman (2005)

Newspaper article: Production of notes, coins abroad stops by 2007 (2005)

Newspaper article: CBN stops importing currency end-December (2006)

Newspaper article: Redesigned Naira notes out (2007)

Newspaper article: Why new coins, notes bear no Arabic inscriptions (2007)

 

Update on CBN and reforms

By Charles C. Soludo, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria; 17.05.06.

 

The new currency: why change the currency notes?

 

Central Bank of Nigeria Annual reports: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

 

N1,000 bank note

Newspaper article: Nigeria prints N1,000 notes in Australia (2005)

Newspaper article: CBN to introduce N1,000 notes October (2005)

Newspaper article: Foreign reserve hits $26.9bn; N1,000 note out next month (2005)

Newspaper article: CBN orders N1,000 notes worth N120bn (2005)

Newspaper article: CBN allays fears, N1,000 note out Oct. 12 (2005)

Newspaper article: Obasanjo, Nnamani allay fear on N1,000 note (2005)

Newspaper article: Nigeria releases 1,000-Naira note (2005)

Newspaper article: CBN to redesign Naira (2006)
 

 

Bank notes

 

COUNTRY REF. CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Nigeria S1 Naira 5 130x72 P-new no data Guardian®

REF. DATE SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION PRICE PICS
S1S1 2009 no data SPECIMEN not given F  B
S1R1 2009 Soludo-Onyido 6-digit serial number €1.00 F  B
S1R2 2009 Soludo-Onyido 7-digit serial number €1.00 F  B
S1R3 2009 Sanusi-Onyido 7-digit serial number €1.00
 F  B
S1Z1 2009 Soludo-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 6-digit serial number €6.00 F  B
S1Z2 2009 Soludo-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 7-digit serial number €6.00 F  B
S1Z3 2009 Sanusi-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 7-digit serial number €6.00 F  B
 

 

Issued in 2009.

 

COUNTRY REF. CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Nigeria S2 Naira 10 130x72 P-new no data Guardian®

REF. DATE SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION PRICE PICS
S2S1 2009 no data SPECIMEN not given F  B
S2R1 2009 Soludo-Onyido 7-digit serial number €1.00 F  B
S2R2 2009 Sanusi-Onyido 6-digit serial number €1.00 F  B
S2R3 2009 Sanusi-Onyido 7-digit serial number €1.00
 F  B
S2Z1 2009 Soludo-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 7-digit serial number €7.00 F  B
S2Z2 2009 Sanusi-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 6-digit serial number €7.00 F  B
S2Z3 2009 Sanusi-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 7-digit serial number €7.00 F  B
 

 

Issued in 2009.

 

COUNTRY REF. CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Nigeria S3 Naira 20 130x72 P-new NSPMC, GD Guardian®

REF. DATE SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION PRICE PICS
S3S1 2006 Soludo-Onyido SPECIMEN not given F  B
S3R1 2006 Soludo-Onyido 6-digit serial number; printed by NSPMC €4.00
 F  B
S3R2 2006 Soludo-Onyido 7-digit serial number; printed by GD €3.00
 F  B
S3R3 2007 Soludo-Onyido 6-digit serial number; printed by NSPMC €3.00 F  B
S3R4 2007 Soludo-Onyido 7-digit serial number; printed by GD €2.00
 F  B
S3R5 2008 Soludo-Onyido 6-digit serial number; printed by NSPMC €1.50
 F  B
S3R6 2009 Soludo-Onyido 6-digit serial number; printed by NSPMC €1.50
 F  B
S3Z1 2006 Soludo-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 6-digit serial number €16.00 F  B
S3Z2 2006 Soludo-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 7-digit serial number €16.00 F  B
S3Z3 2007 Soludo-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 6-digit serial number €12.00 F  B
S3Z4 2007 Soludo-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 7-digit serial number €12.00 F  B
S3Z5 2008 Soludo-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 6-digit serial number €11.00 F  B
S3Z6 2009 Soludo-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 6-digit serial number €10.00 F  B
 

 

Issued on 28.02.07. S3R2 and S3R4 have been printed by Giesecke & Devrient at the printing plant in Shah Alam, Malaysia.

 

 

Nigeria, 20 Naira, issued in 2007. Front: General Murtala Ramat Muhammed (1938-1976), an army general, head of state and Nigeria's national hero. He reformed the civil service and other major institutions. His government outlined a political program that included the creation of seven more states, the drafting of a new constitution, and the organization of state and national elections. Central Bank of Nigeria's logo at upper right and in the clear window. Back: Dr Ladi Kwali (c. 1925-1983), Nigeria's best known potter. A map of Nigeria at upper left. The Coat of Arms of Nigeria at lower right.

 

 

CBN to introduce N20 in synthetic form (2006)

Nigeria to get new N20 note Dec (2006)

 

 

Ladi Kwali (c. 1925-1983)

Murtala Ramat Muhammed (1936-1976)

 

COUNTRY REF. CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Nigeria S4 Naira 50 130x78 P-new no data Guardian®

REF. DATE SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION PRICE PICS
S4S1 2009 Sanusi-Onyido SPECIMEN not given F  B
S4R1 2009 Soludo-Onyido 7-digit serial number €2.50
 F  B
S4R2 2009 Sanusi-Onyido 6-digit serial number €2.50 F  B
S4R3 2009 Sanusi-Onyido 7-digit serial number €2.50 F  B
S4Z1 2009 Soludo-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 7-digit serial number €12.50 F  B
S4Z2 2009 Sanusi-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 6-digit serial number €12.50
 F  B
S4Z3 2009 Sanusi-Onyido REPLACEMENT; DZ prefix; 7-digit serial number €12.50 F  B
 

 

Issued in 2009.