Bahrain new variety 5-dinar note (B308b) confirmed
Like B308a, but with SPARK Live Truspin, not hologram, at upper left front. Intro: 03.06.2018. Courtesy of Dennis Zammit.Read More…
Like B308a, but with SPARK Live Truspin, not hologram, at upper left front. Intro: 03.06.2018. Courtesy of Dennis Zammit.Read More…
These notes are like the preceding issues, but with tactile lines added at center right front for the visually impaired. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).Read More…
According to a press release dated 11 January 2017, the Central Bank of Bahrain will begin introducing new 1/2-, 1-, and 5-dinar notes with enhanced security features (SPARK and Motion thread) and tactile lines added at center right front for the visually impaired.Read More…
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…
The Bahrain chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers. This 11-page catalog covers notes issued by the Bahrain Currency Board in 1964, the Bahrain Monetary Agency from 1973 to 2001, and the Central Bank of Bahrain from 2006 toRead More…
Like B212b, but the security thread has six, not five, “windows” that are 4.0-mm long, not 5.5-mm long. Also, the prefix font is different.Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
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…
All of the new notes measure 154 x 74 mm and are presumably printed by De La Rue (based upon their inclusion of StarChrome security threads and an unique screen trap pattern on the back). All of the notes have the following security features: King Hamad Bin Isa Al KhalifaRead More…
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