Bank of Sierra Leone notes are printed in various colours with different designs on both the front and the back. Although the bank experimented with colour, new designs and printing techniques, its notes remain essentially the same throughout and have similar dimensions.

Sierra Leonean figures have been depicted on the front of notes of all series. The character chosen has to have made an indisputable contribution to the Sierra Leonean history. The various designs are illustrated below:

Le1000 (One Thousand leones)
	Front: Bai Bureh
	BACK: A Telecommunications dish
Main Colours:  Red and yellow
Le2000 (Two Thousand leones)
	Front: I.T.A. Wallace Johnson
	BACK: The Bank of Sierra Leone Building
Main Colours:  Blue and Orange
Le5000 (Five Thousand leones)
	Front: Sengbe Pieh
	BACK: The Bumbuna Dam
Main Colours:  Blue and Purple

Le10000 (Ten Thousand leones)
	Front: Dove flying over the map of Sierra Leone and the national flag

BACK: The Nation's cotton tree