Qatar new sig/date (2022) 50-riyal note (B222b) confirmed
2022-07-19
Like B222a, but new signatures (Al-Thani/Al-Kuwari) and new date (2022). Courtesy of Olexandr Danishenko.Read More…
Qatar new signature 500-riyal note (B214b) confirmed
2022-01-03
Like B214a, but new signatures (Al-Thani/Al Emadi). Proper 300-dpi scans requested. Courtesy of Cedrian Lopez-Bosch.Read More…
Qatar new signature 100-riyal note (B213b) confirmed
2021-01-08
Like B213a, but new signatures (Al-Thani/Al Emadi).Read More…
Qatar new banknote family (B219a – B225a) confirmed introduced on 18.12.2020
2020-12-18
On 13 December 2020, the Central Bank of Qatar unveiled its fifth series of banknotes, including a 200-riyal denomination for the first time. A total of 8 billion riyals’ worth of notes began entering circulation on 18 December 2020, on the occasion of Qatar National Day. The designs on theRead More…
Qatar new signature 50-riyal note (B218b) confirmed
2017-09-14
, B218b: Like B218a, but new signatures. Courtesy of Igor Tereshkov.Read More…
Qatar new signature 10-riyal note (B217b) confirmed
2017-04-30
, B217b: Like B217a, but new signature. Prefix denominator 80. Courtesy of Dennis Zammit.Read More…
Qatar new signatures 1- and 5-riyal notes confirmed
2015-07-21
,,, B215b 1 riyal, no date. Like B215a, but new signatures (Abdullah Saud Al-Thani and Ali Shareef Al Emadi). Intro: 2015. B216b 5 riyals, no date. Like B216a, but new signatures (Abdullah Saud Al-Thani and Ali Shareef Al Emadi). Intro: 2015. Courtesy of Nin Cheun (Noteshobby on eBay).Read More…
Gulf Cooperation Council agrees to single currency
2009-12-17
According to a Gulf News article dated 16 December 2009, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders concluded their annual two-day summit with an agreement to form a monetary union, paving the way for a single currency for Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia; Oman and the United Arab Emirates opted out.Read More…
Qatar withdrawing old 100- and 500-rial notes
2009-02-28
According to a Gulf Times article dated February 25, 2009, Qatar’s 100- and 500-rial notes originally issued in 2003 (Pick 24 and 25, respectively) can be exchanged for new notes at all banks through June 15; for ten years afterwards they can be redeemed only at the Qatar Central Bank.Read More…
Qatar issues new series of notes
2008-09-21
,,,,,,, On September 15, 2008, the Qatar Central Bank issued a new series of four notes—1, 5, 10, and 50 riyals—which have symbols along the left front edge that facilitate their use by the visually handicapped. Preceding note issues of the same denominations will remain legal tender, but will beRead More…