The Central Bank of Libya received the Best New Banknote award for its new polymer 20 Libyan dinar banknote, issued as part of an upgrade programme converting all notes to polymer to enhance the security and durability of the 2013 series.

Designed and printed by De La Rue on SAFEGUARD®, the new note features Enhanced GEMINI™ microtext, and a holographic registered stripe with SPOTLIGHT™, PUREIMAGE™ and DEPTH™, depicting a portrait of Libyan national hero Omar Al-Mukhtar. It also includes dual clear windows and a secondary window with SICPA’s SPARK®, depicting the star and crescent moon on both sides of the banknote.

In addition to the SPARK feature, the obverse design of the note also features an image of the Al-Atiq Mosque (‘Old Mosque’) in Awjila. The reverse depicts a school in Ghadames (an oasis town often termed ‘the pearl of the desert’).