The 1 Dalasi banknote issued between 1972 and 1986 by the Central Bank of The Gambia marks the introduction of the Dalasi after replacing the Gambian Pound.
The obverse features a portrait of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, the first President of The Gambia, along with the national coat of arms and inscriptions in English. Security elements include intricate guilloche patterns and microtext.
The reverse depicts a peanut harvesting scene, representing one of the country’s key agricultural resources and a cornerstone of the Gambian economy.
Printed on paper with a solid security thread and watermark of Sir Dawda Jawara.
Dimensions: 140 × 70 mm.
Obverse
Purple on multicolor underprint. Sailboat at left, President D. Kairaba Jawara at right.
Lettering:
CENTRAL BANK OF THE GAMBIA
PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE SUM OF
ONE DALASI
SIR DAWDA KAIRABA JAWARA
FIRST PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA
Reverse
Workers in field.
Lettering:
CENTRAL BANK OF THE GAMBIA
ONE DALASI
Watermark
Crocodile’s head
© gyoschak (CC BY-NC-SA)
Signatures
| U. Tin Tun (UTT) | General Manager |  |
| Horace Reginald Monday Jr. (HRMJ) | Governor |  |
| Sherrif Saikuba Sisay (SSS) | Governor |  |
| N. D. Nangia (NDN) | General Manager |  |
| A. K. Naziruddin Ahmed (AKNA) | General Manager |  |
| Alhaji Abdoulie Antouman Faal (AAAF) | General Manager |  |
| Thomas Gregory George Senghore (TGGS) | Governor |  |
| Alan J. Humphreys (AJH) | General Manager |  |
Printer
Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
Features
| Issuer | The Gambia |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of The Gambia |
| Period | Republic (1970-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1971-1987 |
| Value | 1 Dalasi (1 GMD) |
| Currency | Dalasi (1971-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 124 × 59 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
