Libya Bank Notes

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Libya

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1/2 Dinar, 1981

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1/4 Dinar, 1990

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1 Dinar, 1988

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Front: Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (1942-), Head of State of Libya 1969-

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1/2 Dinar, 1991

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10 Dinars, (1991)

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Front: Omar El Mukhtar (1863-1932), Libyan national hero

El-Mukhtar fought a long and unequal struggle against the Italian occupiers. He was captured in 1932 after the fall of the Koufra oasis, and was hanged in public.

Back: Large crowd below hilltop fortress

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Libya, located on the north central coast of Africa, has been subjected to foreign rule throughout most of its history. It came under Allied administration in 1943. Proclaimed independence in 1951 as a constitutional monarchy. Became a republic in 1969. For a more detailed country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Libya.

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