B310 (P34): 20 dinars (US$53) Brown and light blue. Front: Arabic text; SPARK Live Truspin; King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa. Back: English text; Al Fateh Islamic Center in Juffair. Rapid Motion windowed security thread with demetalized ٢٠ / 20. Watermark: King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa with electrotype TWENTYRead More…
According to a press release dated 4 September 2016, the Central Bank of Bahrain has introduced these notes which are like the preceding issues, but with enhanced security features (SPARK and Motion thread) and tactile lines added at center right front for the visually impaired. Courtesy of yaqoob AlShaer.Read More…
According to unattributed images circulating online, the Central Bank of Bahrain is apparently planning to introduce 10- and 20-dinar banknotes like the current issues (B304 and B305), but with enhanced security features (Orbital SPARK instead of holographic patch on front, and possibly Motion threads on back) and slight redesigns. It’sRead More…
For more than five years, the Central Bank of Iraq has planned to remove three zeroes from the banknotes and add Kurdish text. To date the efforts to redenominate the dinar have failed to come to fruition, but as this note demonstrates, the addition of Kurdish text is underway, withRead More…
According to a Times of Oman article dated 19 June 2016, the Central Bank of Oman has reportedly issued a corrected 1-rial note (B237b) which fixes a date error on the note (B237a) which was originally issued 18 November 2015 to commemorate the 45th National Day (18 November), the dayRead More…
Like B229g, but new signatures and new date (2016). Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).Read More…
Like B234h, but new date (2016 ٢٠١٦). Courtesy of Raphael Dvir.Read More…
According to an Albawaba Business article dated 7 June 2016, the Central Bank of Egypt’s printing house has begun producing 500 million new 1-pound banknotes to alleviate a shortage of small change. The new notes are expected to be identical to the 1-pound note (B316) which has not been producedRead More…
According to an ArabNews article dated 1 June 2016, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency plans to replace the 1-riyal note (B130) with a 2-riyal coin. Courtesy of Brian Lema.Read More…
B545 (P94c): 50,000 livres (pounds) (US$33) Violet, blue, green, and orange. Front: Arabic text; cedar tree; geometric series design; stylized boat. Back: Arabic and French text; cedar tree; geometric series design. Windowed Motion security thread. Watermark: Cedar tree and electrotype ٥٠٠٠٠. Printer: (Oberthur Technologies). 140 x 77 mm. Paper. a.Read More…