Written by The Banking Post
The government has introduced a redesigned Tk 5 currency note under the theme “Historical and Archaeological Architecture of Bangladesh”, which will enter circulation from Tuesday.
According to a Finance Division press release, the new note carries the signature of Finance Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder and will initially be available at Bangladesh Bank’s Motijheel office before being distributed nationwide through other central bank branches.
The note measures 117 mm by 60 mm and features an image of Tara Mosque in Dhaka on the left side of the front panel. The centre portion includes a background design of the national flower, the water lily, with leaves and buds.
On the reverse side, the note carries an image titled “Graffiti-2024.”
The redesigned note has a predominantly light pink colour scheme and includes several security features. These include a 2 mm embedded security thread visible when held against light and a watermark showing the face of a Royal Bengal Tiger, along with an electrotype watermark marked “5” and the government monogram.
The front side also contains repeated microprinted “BANGLADESH” text above a bluish guilloche pattern at the lower portion of the note.
The Finance Division said all existing paper notes and coins currently in circulation will remain valid alongside the new Tk 5 note.
Bangladesh Bank has also printed non-exchangeable specimen notes for collectors, which will be available at a fixed price from the Bangladesh Bank Currency Museum in Mirpur.
