New Tk5 note introduced
The reverse side of the note contains an image titled Graffiti 2024.
The authorities have introduced a newly designed Tk5 currency note under the theme "Historical and Archaeological Architecture of Bangladesh," which enters circulation today (19 May).
According to a press release issued by the Finance Division, the new note bears the signature of Finance Secretary Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder and will initially be available at the Motijheel office of Bangladesh Bank before being distributed through its other offices.
The new Tk5 note measures 117mm by 60mm and features an image of Tara Masjid in Dhaka on the left side of the front panel.
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The middle portion carries a background design with Bangladesh's national flower, the water lily, including leaves and buds.
The reverse side of the note contains an image titled Graffiti 2024.
The note has a predominantly light pink colour scheme and includes several security features.
These include a 2-mm-wide embedded security thread visible from both sides when held against light and a watermark showing the face of a Bengal Tiger along with a bright electrotype watermark marked "5" and the monogram of the government of Bangladesh.
In addition, the front side contains repeated microprinted "BANGLADESH" text above the bluish guilloche pattern at the lower portion of the note.
The Finance Division said all existing paper notes and metallic coins currently in circulation will remain valid alongside the new Tk5 note.
Considering the interest of currency collectors, Bangladesh Bank has also printed non-exchangeable specimen notes of the new Tk5 design. These can be collected at a fixed price from the Bangladesh Bank Currency Museum in Mirpur.
