ERITREA banknotes - a catalog of banknotes of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Currency: Eritrean dollar (nakfa) = 100 cents. Banknotes in circulation: 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 nakf. Issuing Bank - Bank of Eritrea.
Since November 18, 2015, Banknotes of the series 2015 (1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 nakf) and 2011 (100 nakf) of the year are in circulation. Previous banknotes have been canceled from January 1, 2016.
Banknotes in circulation:
1 nakfa.
Obverse: in the central part of the Banknote there are portraits of three girls. On the left side of the Banknote is an image of Eritrean guerrillas hoisting the independence flag on May 24, 1991 after the liberation of Amera, the capital of Eritrea, from Ethiopian troops. On the right side of the Banknote there is an image of a camel. The denomination number "1" is indicated in the left and right upper corners of the banknote. Denomination in letters: "ONE NAKFA" (one nakfa) is indicated in the central lower part of the banknote.
Watermark: Camel head.
The banknote in circulation since November 18, 2015.
5 nakf.
Obverse: in the central part of the Banknote there are portraits of a boy, a young man and an elderly man. On the left side of the Banknote there is an image of Eritrean guerrillas hoisting the independence flag on May 24, 1991 after the liberation of Amera, the capital of Eritrea, from Ethiopian troops. On the right side of the Banknote there is an image of a camel. The denomination number "5" is indicated in the left and right upper corners of the banknote. Denomination in letters: "FIVE NAKFA" (five nakfa) is indicated in the central lower part of the banknote.
Watermark: Camel head.
The banknote in circulation since November 18, 2015.
10 nakf.
Obverse: in the central part of the Banknote there are portraits of three young women. On the left side of the Banknote is an image of Eritrean guerrillas hoisting the independence flag on May 24, 1991 after the liberation of Amera, the capital of Eritrea, from Ethiopian troops. On the right side of the Banknote there is an image of a camel. The denomination is indicated by the digits "10" in the left and right upper corners of the banknote. Denomination in letters: "TEN NAKFA" (ten nakf) is indicated in the central lower part of the banknote.
Watermark: Camel head.
The banknote in circulation since November 18, 2015.
20 nakf.
Obverse: in the central part of the Banknote there are portraits of three girls. On the left side of the Banknote is an image of Eritrean guerrillas hoisting the independence flag on May 24, 1991 after the liberation of Amera, the capital of Eritrea, from Ethiopian troops. On the right side of the Banknote there is an image of a camel. The denomination is indicated by the digits "20" in the left and right upper corners of the banknote. Denomination in letters: "TWENTY NAKFA" (twenty nakf) is indicated in the central lower part of the banknote.
Watermark: Camel head.
The banknote in circulation since November 18, 2015.
50 nakf.
Obverse: in the central part of the Banknote there are portraits of three young men. On the left side of the Banknote is an image of Eritrean guerrillas hoisting the independence flag on May 24, 1991 after the liberation of Amera, the capital of Eritrea, from Ethiopian troops. On the right side of the Banknote there is an image of a camel. The denomination is marked with "50" in the left and right upper corners of the banknote. Denomination in letters: "FIFTY NAKFA" (fifty nakf) is indicated in the central lower part of the banknote.
Watermark: Camel head.
The banknote in circulation since November 18, 2015.
100 nakf.
Obverse: in the central part of the Banknote there are portraits of three girls. On the left side of the Banknote there is an image of Eritrean guerrillas hoisting the independence flag on May 24, 1991 after the liberation of Amera, the capital of Eritrea, from Ethiopian troops. On the right side of the Banknote there is an image of a camel. The denomination is marked with "100" in the left and right upper corners of the banknote. Denomination in letters: "ONE HUNDRED NAKFA" (one hundred nakf) is indicated in the central lower part of the banknote.
Watermark: Camel head.
The banknote in circulation since November 18, 2015.
Banknotes of PREVIOUS VYPKSKOV, REMOVED FROM CIRCULATION:
1 nakfa.
Obverse: In the upper and lower parts of the Banknote - a strip of pattern with vignettes along the edges, denomination with the number "1" is placed in the upper and lower left vignettes. The inscription on the upper stripe: STATE OF ERITREA, on the lower stripe denomination: ONE NAKFA. In the center of the Banknote - a portrait composition of three teenagers with national hairstyles, in the foreground - a girl in a festive headdress. On the left side of the Banknote is an image of Eritrean guerrillas hoisting the flag of independence on May 24, 1991 after the liberation of Amera, the capital of Eritrea, from Ethiopian troops. Below are the signatures of the President and the Governor of the bank. On the right side of the Banknote - the image of a camel, below - the date of issue: 24.
5 nakf.
Obverse: In the upper and lower parts of the Banknote - a strip of pattern with vignettes along the edges, the denomination with the number "5" is placed in the upper and lower left vignettes. The inscription on the upper stripe: STATE OF ERITREA, on the lower stripe denomination: TWO NAKFA. In the center of the Banknote there is a portrait composition of three people, in the foreground is a child. On the left side of the Banknote is an image of Eritrean guerrillas hoisting the flag of independence on May 24, 1991, after the liberation of Amera, the capital of Eritrea, from Ethiopian troops. Below are the signatures of the President and the Governor of the bank. On the right side of the Banknote - the image of a camel, below - the date of issue: 24.
The banknote contains: watermark; security thread; micro-printing; latent and overlapping images; hologram.
This banknote has been in circulation since 1997.
10 nakf.
Obverse: In the upper and lower parts of the Banknote - a strip of pattern with vignettes along the edges, the denomination with the figure "10" is placed in the upper and lower left vignettes. The inscription on the upper stripe: STATE OF ERITREA, on the lower stripe denomination: TEN NAKFA. In the center of the Banknote there is a portrait composition of three girls with national hairstyles. On the left side of the Banknote is an image of Eritrean guerrillas hoisting the flag of independence on May 24, 1991 after the liberation of Amera, the capital of Eritrea, from Ethiopian troops. Below are the signatures of the President and the Governor of the bank. On the right side of the Banknote - the image of a camel, below - the date of issue: May 24, 5.
The banknote contains: watermark; security thread; micro-printing; latent and overlapping images; hologram.
This banknote has been in circulation since 1997.
20 nakf.
Obverse: In the upper and lower parts of the Banknote - a strip of pattern with vignettes along the edges, the denomination with the figure "20" is placed in the upper and lower left vignettes. The inscription on the top band: STATE OF ERITREA, on the bottom band: TWENTY NAKFA. In the center of the Banknote there is a portrait composition of three teenage girls with national hairstyles. On the left side of the Banknote is an image of Eritrean guerrillas hoisting the flag of independence on May 24, 1991, after the liberation of Amera, the capital of Eritrea, from Ethiopian troops. Below are the signatures of the President and the Governor of the bank. On the right side of the Banknote - the image of a camel, below - the date of issue: 24.
The banknote contains: watermark; security thread; micro-printing; latent and overlapping images; hologram.
This banknote has been in circulation since 1997.
50 nakf.
Obverse: In the upper and lower parts of the Banknote there is a strip of pattern with vignettes along the edges, the denomination with the figure "50" is placed in the upper and lower left vignettes. The inscription on the upper stripe: STATE OF ERITREA, on the lower stripe denomination: FIFTY NAKFA. In the center of the Banknote there is a portrait composition of three youths. On the left side of the Banknote there is an image of Eritrean guerrillas hoisting the flag of independence on May 24, 1991 after the liberation of Amera, the capital of Eritrea, from Ethiopian troops. Below are the signatures of the President and the Governor of the bank. On the right side of the Banknote - the image of a camel, below - the date of issue: May 24, 5.
The banknote contains: watermark; security thread; micro-printing; latent and overlapping images; hologram.
This banknote has been in circulation since 2004.
100 nakf.
Obverse: In the upper and lower parts of the Banknote there is a strip of pattern with vignettes along the edges, denomination with the figure "100" is placed in the upper and lower left vignettes. The inscription on the upper stripe: STATE OF ERITREA, on the lower stripe denomination: ONE HUNDRED NAKFA. In the center of the Banknote there is a portrait composition of three young women with national hairstyles. On the left side of the Banknote is an image of Eritrean guerrillas hoisting the flag of independence on May 24, 1991 after the liberation of Amera, the capital of Eritrea, from Ethiopian troops. Below are the signatures of the President and the Governor of the bank. On the right side of the Banknote - the image of a camel, below - the date of issue: May 24, 5.
The banknote contains: watermark; security thread; micro-printing; latent and overlapping images; hologram.
This banknote has been in circulation since 2004.
