5 Naira

Features

Issuer	Nigeria
Bank emisyjny	Banque centrale du Nigeria
Period	Federal Republic (1963-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	2009-2025
Value	5 Naira 5 NGN = USD 0.0037
Currency	Naira (1973-date)
Composition	Polimer (Guardian)
Size	130 × 72 mm
Shape	Prostokątny
Issued	30 September 2009
Number	N# 204640
References	P# 38 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 234 Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).

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Obverse

(en) Portrait of Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERIA
5
FIVE
NAIRA

Reverse

(en) Nkpokiti dancers with drums; on the left, Nigeria Coat of Arms

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Naira Biyar
5
Naịra Ise
Náírà Márùn-ún
UNITY AND FAITH, PEACE AND PROGRESS
FIVE
NAIRA

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Signatures

Chukwuma Charles Soludo (CCS)	Governor
Benjamin Chuks Onyido (BCO)	Director of Currency and Branch Operations
Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (MSLS)	Governor
Muhammad Nda (MN)	Director of Domestic Operations
Mahmoud K. Umar (MKU)	Director of Domestic Operations
Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele (GIE)	Governor
Olufemi Fabamwo (OF)	Director of Domestic Operations
Priscilla Ekwueme Elege (PEE)	Director of Domestic Operations
Ahmed Bello Umar (ABU)	Director of Domestic Operations
Olayemi Michael Cardoso (OMC)	Governor
Mohammed-Jamiu Olayemi Solaja (MJOS)	Director of Currency Operations

Printers

Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Lipsk, Germany (1852-date)
Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, Nigeria

Comments

(en)

Serial number details (2009 to 2011)

Six digits - Printed on Nigerian Security Printing & Minting

Seven digits - Printed on Giesecke & Devrient, Germany

UV activity: (2009)

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UV activity (2021)

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912–1966) was a Nigerian politician who was the first and only Prime Minister of Nigeria.

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Date	Signatures	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
2009	CCS, BCO			$ 1.20	P# 38a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 234a/c Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: KB - XA (6-digit), XC, XN-YE (7-digit serial #)	6%
2009	MSLS, BCO	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	P# 38b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 234b Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: WM - XR (7-digit serial #)	12%
2011	MSLS, MN			$ 0.98	P# 38c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 234d Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: WJ, XB, XG, YY, BD - CC	8%
2013	MSLS, MKU			$ 0.93	P# 38d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 234e Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: WH, WU, WY, XH, XJ, AA - CD	13%
2014	GIE, OF			$ 1.10	P# 38e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 234f Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: BH - CA	3%
2015	GIE, OF			$ 0.86	P# 38f Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 234g Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: BE - DA	7%
2016	GIE, OF			$ 0.70	P# 38g Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 234h Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: CM - EL	13%
2017	GIE, OF			$ 0.76	P# 38h Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 234i Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: DK - EK	6%
2018	GIE, OF			$ 0.65	TBB# 234j Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: DL - EN	17%
2019	GIE, PEE		$ 0.87	$ 0.93	TBB# 234k Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: EQ - FR	11%
2020	GIE, ABU		$ 0.79	$ 0.79	TBB# 234l Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: FD	10%
2021	GIE, ABU			$ 0.58	TBB# 234m Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: FU - GU	10%
2022	GIE, ABU			$ 0.70	TBB# 234n Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: FT - GS	8%
2024	OMC, MJOS			$ 0.62	TBB# 234o Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Prefix: HF -	3%
2025	OMC, MJOS				TBB# 234p Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).		0.6%

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 104 Lot 1014	19 Dec 2023	2016 GIE, OF – P# 38g, TBB# 234h – (en) Prefix: CM - EL	UNC	Unsold The lot includes several items.
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 104 Lot 1015	19 Dec 2023	2018 GIE, OF – TBB# 234j – (en) Prefix: DL - EN	UNC	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 104 Lot 1016	19 Dec 2023	2019 GIE, PEE – TBB# 234k – (en) Prefix: EQ - FR	UNC	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 71 Lot 4261	30 Nov 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 5.82 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.