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President
Goodluck Jonathan will tomorrow, Wednesday, November 5, unveil the specially
designed commemorative N100 banknote by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
A
statement by the apex bank on Monday in Abuja confirmed the development.
It said
the commemorative note was part of the CBN’s contribution to the Centenary celebration,
which is in line with its mandate of issuing legal tender currency in Nigeria.
It reads
in part, “The choice of the N100 denomination is to mark the centenary
celebration of Nigeria and is consistent with best global practices for Central
Banks around the world during the celebration of national events.
“Part of
the features of the commemorative banknote is the inscription of the theme of
the centenary celebration: ‘One Nigeria, Great Promise’as a micro-text.
“While
retaining the portrait of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo on the front, the new
note features Nigerian traditional dancers at the back. The commemorative note
comes in different dominant colours.”
The new
note, according to the statement is also designed to incorporate additional security
features for digital communication, protection against counterfeiting,
tolerance to the tropics and ease of recognition of genuineness.
Punch
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