BB issues new Tk 5 note

The Bangladesh Bank is releasing new banknote of Tk 5 under the theme ''Historical and Archaeological Architecture of Bangladesh,'' which will enter circulation from Tuesday.

The issuance of these notes commenced on Tuesday from the Motijheel office of the Bangladesh Bank.

According to a press release issued by the Finance Division, the new note bears the signature of Finance Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder. 

The new Tk 5 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 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 Royal 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 Tk 5 note.

Considering the interest of currency collectors, Bangladesh Bank has also printed non-exchangeable specimen notes of the new Tk 5 design. These can be collected at a fixed price from the Bangladesh Bank Currency Museum in Mirpur.