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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 13
Year of the first polymer issue 2007 Proof 0
Number of polymer issues 4 Specimen 4
Current status Polymer and paper Regular 9
New polymer issues expected? Yes Replacement 0

 

 

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 S CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Nigeria 1 Naira 5 130x72 P-new no data Guardian®

S DATE_1 DATE_2 SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE PICS
1S1 2009 not given Sanusi-Onyido . no data not given F  B
1R1 2009 2009 Sanusi-Onyido . no data €1.00
 F  B
 

 

Issued in 2009.

 

 

Prefix DZ is reported as a replacement prefix, but not confirmed.

 

COUNTRY S CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Nigeria 2 Naira 10 130x72 P-new no data Guardian®

S DATE_1 DATE_2 SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE PICS
2S1 2009 not given Soludo-Onyido . no data not given F  B
2R1 2009 2009 Soludo-Onyido . no data €1.00
 F  B
 

 

Issued in 2009.

 

 

Prefix DZ is reported as a replacement prefix, but not confirmed.

 

COUNTRY S CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Nigeria 3 Naira 20 130x72 P-new NSPMC, GD Guardian®

S DATE_1 DATE_2 SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE PICS
3S1 2006 not given Soludo-Onyido . no data not given F  B
3R1 2006 2007 Soludo-Onyido 6-digit s/n; printed by NSPMC no data €4.50
 F  B
3R2 2006 2007 Soludo-Onyido 7-digit s/n; printed by GD no data €3.00
 F  B
3R3 2007 2007 Soludo-Onyido 6-digit s/n; printed by NSPMC no data €3.00 F  B
3R4 2007 2007 Soludo-Onyido 7-digit s/n; printed by GD no data €2.00
 F  B
3R5 2008 no data Soludo-Onyido 6-digit s/n; printed by NSPMC no data €1.50
 F  B
3R6 2009 no data Soludo-Onyido 6-digit s/n; printed by NSPMC no data €1.50 F  B
 

 

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

 

 

Prefix DZ is reported as a replacement prefix, but not confirmed.

 

 

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 S CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Nigeria 4 Naira 50 130x78 P-new no data Guardian®

S DATE_1 DATE_2 SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE PICS
4S1 2009 not given Sanusi-Onyido . no data not given F  B
4R1 2009 2009 Sanusi-Onyido . no data €2.50
 F  B
 

 

Issued in 2009.

 

 

Prefix DZ is reported as a replacement prefix, but not confirmed.