5 Taka

5 Taka - obverse5 Taka - reverse

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Features

Issuer Bangladesh
Period People's Republic (1971-date)
Type Standard banknote
Years 2014-2015
Value 5 Taka
5 BDT = USD 0.046
Currency Taka (1972-date)
Composition Paper
Size 117 × 60 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
288268
References P# 53A
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

At Left-Portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bengali: শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib. He was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman. He is called the "Father of the Nation" in Bangladesh. He is considered to be the driving force behind the independence of Bangladesh. He is popularly dubbed with the title of "Bangabandhu" (Bôngobondhu "Friend of Bengal") by the people of Bangladesh.

At middle - National Martyrs' Memorial (Bengali: জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ Jatiyo Sriti Soudho). It is the national monument of Bangladesh, set up in the memory of those who died in the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, which brought independence and separated Bangladesh from Pakistan. The monument is located in Savar, about 35 km north-west of the capital, Dhaka.

Lettering:
বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক
চাহিবার মাত্র ইহার বাহককে
৫ টাকা
দিতে বাধ্য থাকিবে

Reverse

Kusumba Mosque (Bengali: কুসুম্বা শাহী মসজিদ) is a mosque in Manda Upazila of Naogaon District of Bangladesh. This mosque can be found in the village of Kusumba, which is its namesake. It was built in 1558–59 and is one of Bangladesh's three national heritages sites. The mosque is often nicknamed "The Black Gem of Bangladesh".

Lettering:
BANGLADESH BANK
কুসুম্বা মসজিদ
বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক

Translation:
BANGLADESH BANK
Kusumba Mosque
Bangladesh Bank

Watermark

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

5 Taka -  obverse

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Comments

Bold security thread
Signature title in Bengali: GOVERNOR of Bangladesh Bank
White margins. Brown colour.
Later series were issued by The Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh and later issues signed by the finance secretary.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2014  $ 0.48 $ 0.54 78% P#53Aa- Signature: Dr. Atiur Rahman
2015  $ 0.23 $ 0.43 26% P#53Ab- Signature: Dr. Atiur Rahman

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