Qatar new sig/date (2022) 10-riyal note (B221b) confirmed
2022-07-23
Like B221a, but new signatures (Al-Thani/Al-Kuwari) and new date (2022). Courtesy of Jerôme Deschamps.Read More…
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…