| Issuer | Eritrea |
|---|---|
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 1 Nakfa |
| Currency | Nakfa (1997-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date) |
| Designer(s) | Clarance Holbert |
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| Reference(s) | P#1 |
| Obverse description | Triptych portrait of three children of Eritrea`s nine nationalities; flag raising. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | 1 STATE OF ERITREA 1 Legal tender of Eritrea AP 4822364 AP 4822364 ናቕፋ نقفة PRESIDENT GOVERNOR 24.5.1997 1 ONE NAKFA 1 (Translation: Nakfa Nakfa) |
| Reverse description | Children in bush school. |
| Reverse lettering | 1 BANK OF ERITREA 1 1 ONE NAKFA 1 |
| Signature(s) | Isaias Afewerki, Tekie Beyene, |
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| Numisquare ID | 3290579490 |
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