Middle East
Iran new signature 2,000-rial note confirmed
Mar 10, 2010 06:40 AM
2000 rials (US$0.20), no date. Like Pick 144, but new signature.
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Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
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Kuwait new signature varities confirmed
Mar 02, 2010 11:31 AM
All denominations of Kuwaiti notes with the exception of the 1/2 dinar and 10 dinar have now been confirmed with the new signature combination of Salem Abdul Aziz Sa’ud al-Sabah, Governor and Mustafa Jassim Al-Shamali, Minister of Finance.
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Courtesy of Rafal Nogowczyk.
Jordan new sig/date (2009) 50-dinar note confirmed
Feb 28, 2010 09:50 AM
50 dinars (US$70.50). Like Pick 38, but new date (AH 1430 / 2009) and bearing a new signature for the Minister of Finance.
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Courtesy of Abdullah Beydoun.
United Arab Emirates new 200-dirham note confirmed
Feb 24, 2010 07:04 AM
200 dirhams (US$54.45).
Like Pick 31, but new date (2008), new signatures (Sheikh Hamad bin Rashid al Maktoum and Khalil Foulazi), and new coat of arms.
The new date, signatures, and coat of arms has now been confirmed on the 100-, 200-, and 1,000-dirham notes. If any of the other denominations have been issued, please send scans of same. Thanks!
Courtesy of Amirali Somji.
Israel scans needed for catalog
Feb 07, 2010 04:38 PM
I am working on a new catalog of world
notes and I need all the help I can get. If you have any of the
notes listed below, please email 300-dpi, 100% actual size, 24-bit
color scans of the front and back of these notes, saved as
uncompressed JPEG, BMP, or TIFF. Please download and follow these detailed scanning
instructions.
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknotes of Israel:
Pick 1-5
Pick 18
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note will be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknotes of Israel:
Pick 1-5
Pick 18
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note will be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
Iraq to redenominate notes by end of 2010
Feb 07, 2010 08:30 AM
According to a report on Radio Free Iraq dated 6 February 2010, the
Central Bank of Iraq
“is planning to redenominate the national currency in an effort to
ease transactions and allow people to carry less paper money.
Mudhhir Muhammad Salih, a member of a Central Bank advisory panel,
told RFI that a plan has been made to remove three zeros from the
currency and phase out the current banknotes late this year. Salih
said by the end of 2010 the new banknotes will be fully introduced
while the old banknotes will be gradually removed from circulation.
He did not specify when the new notes would be issued. Both will be
legal tender in Iraq until the old notes are completely withdrawn.”
Iran to withdraw notes with opposition slogans
Dec 26, 2009 05:44 PM
In response to the circulation of
banknotes scrawled with opposition slogans—such as "Death to the
dictator”—following President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed June
re-election, the Central
Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran has declared that defaced
banknotes will be invalidated if not exchanged by 8 January
2010.
This move is ironic because Iran’s current leaders likely spent similarly defaced banknotes following the country’s 1978-1979 Islamic Revolution, a time when the Shah of Iran’s portrait was overprinted (officially and unofficially).
Courtesy of Jim W.-C. Chen, Aidan Work, Tristan Williams, and others.
This move is ironic because Iran’s current leaders likely spent similarly defaced banknotes following the country’s 1978-1979 Islamic Revolution, a time when the Shah of Iran’s portrait was overprinted (officially and unofficially).
Courtesy of Jim W.-C. Chen, Aidan Work, Tristan Williams, and others.
Jordan new sig/date (2009) 1-, 20-, and 50-dinar notes reported
Dec 21, 2009 07:17 AM
According to sources in country, the
Central Bank of
Jordan has issued some denominations dated AH 1430 / 2009 and
bearing a new signature for the Minister of Finance.
Additional information and images are requested.
Courtesy of Mahdi Bseiso.
Additional information and images are requested.
Courtesy of Mahdi Bseiso.
Gulf Cooperation Council agrees to single currency
Dec 17, 2009 08:22 AM
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. A monetary council is to be
established in early 2010, and will transition into a central bank,
which will eventually issue a single currency, though no timeline
was announced.
Courtesy of Amirali Somji.
Courtesy of Amirali Somji.
Israel announces new notes to be issued 2010-2012
Dec 17, 2009 08:15 AM
According to an
article on Haaretz.com, over the next two years the Bank of Israel will
issue new banknotes featuring portraits of Zionist visionary
Theodor Herzl and three former prime ministers: David Ben-Gurion,
Menachem Begin, and Yitzhak Rabin. The bank has decided against
issuing a proposed NIS 500 (US$132) denomination.
The bank’s experiment with a NIS 20 (US$5.25) note printed on polymer is considered a success, so it’s possible the new notes will also be printed on polymer, though a decision on the substrate has not been announced. "With the new set of bills, the bank will be at the forefront of the technological stage on all matters related to the war against counterfeiting," the Bank of Israel said. "The security measures will be friendly to the public so that it will be possible, with relative ease, to spot counterfeit money."
The bank’s experiment with a NIS 20 (US$5.25) note printed on polymer is considered a success, so it’s possible the new notes will also be printed on polymer, though a decision on the substrate has not been announced. "With the new set of bills, the bank will be at the forefront of the technological stage on all matters related to the war against counterfeiting," the Bank of Israel said. "The security measures will be friendly to the public so that it will be possible, with relative ease, to spot counterfeit money."
Yemen new 250-rial note confirmed
Dec 14, 2009 08:38 PM
The Central Bank of Yemen introduced a new 250-rial (US$1.20) note on 14 November 2009 with the following specifications:
General and Technical Specifications:
A- The size is 158 mm x 75 mm.
B - There is a water mark depicting the coat of arms of the Republic of Yemen located on the right hand side of the face of the banknote.
C- The YR 250 banknote has many features and elements enabling easy detection of its authenticity. They include:
1. The script is prominently printed on the banknote (intaglio) , giving it a distinctive roughness to the touch. The banknote shows the denomination value, the name of the Central Bank of Yemen and the signature of the Bank Governor.
2. There is a star at the bottom of the face of the banknote, half of which is brown while the other half is white.
3. The dome of the mosque appears in a uniform pink color when looking at the banknote directly. But if the banknote is slightly tilted, the color of the background of the dome changes into the colors of a rainbow and shows the denomination value.
4. When light is shed on the back of the banknote the thread stripe changes from a winding zigzagging silver form into dark straight broad black filament and the denomination value appears in white bright color all along the filament.
5. There are modern methods of detecting the authenticity of the banknote, such as by using counting and sorting machines or when the banknote is exposed to ultra violet rays.
Specifications of the Face of the Banknote:
A. A general view of Al-Saleh mosque with its name written at the bottom of the picture.
B. The phrase " Central Bank of Yemen" printed at the top center of the banknote, followed by "Central Bank of Yemen" then "Signature" above the word "Governor".
C. The denomination value is prominently printed in Arabic numbers at the bottom right hand side of the banknote. On the top right hand side of the banknote there are Islamic geometrical designs.
D. Letter-Press printing of the serial numbers printed in red ink at the top right hand side of the paper and in black ink at the bottom left hand side of the banknote.
E. Date of printing 1430 H - 2009 in Arabic.
Specifications of the back of the banknote:
A. A picture of the Mukalla Khor with its name depicted at the bottom of the Khor.
B. The name of the Central Bank of Yemen in English at the top center of the banknote.
C. Printing of the value of the denomination (250) in Arabic numbers at the top left hand side of the banknote and the bottom right hand side of the banknote.
D. Decorative Islamic geometric designs.
E. The back of the banknote contains several advanced security features some of them can be easily recognized by the man in the street, but others can only be detected by counting and sorting machines or when exposed to ultraviolet rays.
Courtesy of Richard Miranda, Hamdy Alsamt, and Luca Maria Peri.
United Arab Emirates building new banknote plant
Dec 14, 2009 07:23 AM
According to a GulfNew.com article dated 13.12.2009, the Central Bank of the UAE
has announced it has begun building a security press to print
banknotes. The plant is being built on a plot of land near the
Central Bank building complex in Abu Dhabi. The plant will print
all denominations of UAE dinar notes and will have excess capacity
for future expansion and printing of notes for other countries in
the region.
Lebanon new date (2008) 10,000-livre note confirmed
Oct 18, 2009 11:32 AM
Lebanon new date (2008) 5,000-livre note confirmed
Oct 16, 2009 10:18 AM
5,000 livres (US$3.35). Like Pick 85, but new date (2008).
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Courtesy of Banknoteshop.
Jordan new date (2008) 50-dinar note confirmed
Oct 12, 2009 12:58 PM
50 dinars (US$70.50). Like Pick 38, but new date (2008) and new signatures.
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Courtesy of Ricardo Castedo.
United Arab Emirates new 1,000-dirham note confirmed
Oct 05, 2009 10:38 AM
1,000 dirhams (US$272). Like Pick 33, but new date (2008), new signatures (Sheikh Hamad bin Rashid al Maktoum and Khalil Foulazi), and new coat of arms (old arms with dhow; new arms with flag).
Brown. Front: Fort at Abu Dhabi; coat of arms. Back: Sparrow-hawk; Abu Dhabi skyline with Corniche. Windowed security thread with demetalized UAE 1000. Holographic stripe with denomination. Watermark: Sparrow-hawk head with electrotype 1000 and coffee pot. Printer: Unknown. 163 x 70 mm.
To date it appears only the 100- and 1,000-dirham notes have have been updated with the new coat of arms (other denominations have been issued dated 2008, but they still have the old coat of arms). Please share scans if you have other notes with the new coat of arms.
Courtesy of David Murcek.
Iran new 20,000-rial note confirmed
Sep 18, 2009 07:45 AM
Iran new signature variety 2,000-rial note confirmed
Sep 10, 2009 08:16 AM
2,000 rials (US$0.20). Like Pick 144, but new signatures.
I originally reported the signature combo as Mazaheri - Bahmani, basing my info on the signature table at Peter Symes’ excellent site, Islamicbanknotes.com. However, I have recently been contacted by Ali Nasseri who says:
The Islamicbanknotes.com has the signature of Hosseini - Bahmani that is correct, but has a mistake too!
Hosseini - Bahmani notes (2000, 5000, 20000 and 50000 Rials) put into circulation after "Danseh Jafari - Mazaheri - Sign 34" notes (2000, 20000 and 50000) and everybody has thought that they are sign 35, even me.
But, because Mr. Mazaheri was the preident of CBI, few month after Mr. Hosseini and before Mr. Bahmani, so the new 2000 Rls is printed before of all "Hosseini - Bahmani" notes (2000, 5000, 20000 and 50000 Rials), so, the new signature "Hosseini - Mazaheri" is printed former than "Hosseini - Bahmani".
I should tell frankly that the previous numeration is mistake and most rewrite according below:
Signature 34: "Danseh Jafari - Mazaheri" (As previous)
Signature 35: "Hosseini - Mazaheri" (new claim)
Signature 36: "Hosseini - Bahmani" (incorrect sign. 35)
Plus, you mentioned "Mazaheri - Bahmani" in your website. Those are both CBI's presidents. Where is the minister of finance's signature??? It is imposible that both of signatures belong to Central Bank presidents.
I corrected the signatures list and you can see them here.
Courtesy of Rui Manuel Palhares and Ali Nasseri.
United Arab Emirates new date (2008) 500-dirham note confirmed
Sep 09, 2009 10:05 PM
500 dirhams (US136), 2008. Like Pick 32, but new date.
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Courtesy of Sejin Ahn and Ricardo Castedo.
Lebanon new date (2008) 1,000-livres note confirmed
Aug 01, 2009 12:09 PM
Iran issues new 5,000-rial note featuring Omid satellite
Jul 26, 2009 06:50 PM
On 19 July 2009, the Central Bank of the Islamic
Republic of Iran introduced a new 5,000-rial (US$0.50) banknote
with images of Omid, Iran’s first domestically-produced research
and telecommunications satellite, which was launched into space on
February 3. "In order to commemorate its achievements in space
sciences the government has given permission to the central bank to
use pictures of the Omid satellite and its rocket launcher on both
banknotes and coins," the Abrar newspaper said.
The new undated note measures 154 x 75 mm and features a portrait of Imam Khomeini on front and the Omid satellite and earth on back. The watermark is of Khomeini, with a 0.5-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized denomination in Persian and Latin.
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Courtesy of Ali Nasseri.
The new undated note measures 154 x 75 mm and features a portrait of Imam Khomeini on front and the Omid satellite and earth on back. The watermark is of Khomeini, with a 0.5-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized denomination in Persian and Latin.
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Courtesy of Ali Nasseri.
United Arab Emirates new date (2008) 100-dirham note confirmed
Jul 22, 2009 02:13 PM
100 dirhams (US$27.20), 2008. Like Pick 30, but new date and new signatures.
Courtesy of Peter Symes.
Jordan new date (2007) 10-dinar note confirmed
Jul 18, 2009 06:05 PM
Syria revised 1,000-pound notes dated 1998 reported
May 12, 2009 07:01 PM
Recently a new variety of the 1,000-pound (US$21.40) note, Pick 111a (top), have been confirmed. The new variety (bottom), has a small map in circle added to back, below “CENTRAL BANK OF SYRIA.” Both notes are dated 1997.
Courtesy of Besher Ghannam.
© 2009: Images may be freely reproduced.
Syria revised 500-pound notes dated 1998 reported
May 12, 2009 06:53 PM
Recently two new varieties of the 500-pound (US$10.70) note, Pick 110a (top), have been confirmed. The first variety (middle), has a small map in circle added to back, below “CENTRAL BANK OF SYRIA.” The second variety (bottom), has the small map, plus a row of leaves added at center bottom, above “FIVE HUNDRED SYRIAN POUNDS,” and the denomination numerals at lower right. All three notes are dated 1998.
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Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net and Besher Ghannam.
Kuwait scans needed for catalog
Apr 19, 2009 04:59 PM
I am working on a new catalog of world
notes and I need all the help I can get. If you have any of the
notes listed below, please email 300-dpi, 100% actual size, 24-bit
color scans of the front and back of these notes, saved as
uncompressed JPEG, BMP, or TIFF. Please download and follow these detailed scanning
instructions.
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknotes of Kuwait:
Pick 21 signature 8
Pick 22 signature 8
Pick 27 signature 10 and 11
Pick 28 signature 9, and 10
all specimens
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note will be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknotes of Kuwait:
Pick 21 signature 8
Pick 22 signature 8
Pick 27 signature 10 and 11
Pick 28 signature 9, and 10
all specimens
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note will be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
Jordan new date (2008) 1- and 5-dinar notes confirmed
Mar 24, 2009 09:25 PM
1 dinar (US$1.40), 2008/1429H. Like P34, but new date, new signatures, and change to the Arabic characters at top left on front (see details below).
Detail from 1-dinar dated 2005.
Detail from 1-dinar dated 2008.
5 dinars (US$7.05), 2008/1429H. Like P35, but new date, new signatures, and change to the Arabic characters at top left on front.
Courtesy of Abdullah Beydoun.
United Arab Emirates new date (2008) 50-dirham note confirmed
Mar 10, 2009 07:16 AM
Qatar withdrawing old 100- and 500-rial notes
Feb 28, 2009 09:49 AM
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. The old notes are being withdrawn in favor of
the new versions of these denominations which were issued in 2007
with wide Optiks security threads.
Bahrain scans needed for catalog
Nov 19, 2008 05:43 PM
I am working on a new catalog of world
notes and I need all the help I can get. If you have any of the
notes listed below, please email 300-dpi, 100% actual size, 24-bit
color scans of the front and back of these notes, saved as
uncompressed JPEG, BMP, or TIFF. Please download and follow these detailed scanning
instructions.
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknote of Bahrain:
Pick 18a
Pick 1-24 specimens (excluding Franklin Mint CS1)
In addition to front and back scans, please submit the dimensions of the notes in millimeters.
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note will be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknote of Bahrain:
Pick 18a
Pick 1-24 specimens (excluding Franklin Mint CS1)
In addition to front and back scans, please submit the dimensions of the notes in millimeters.
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note will be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
United Arab Emirates new date (2007) 20-dirham note confirmed
Nov 14, 2008 02:13 PM
Iran revised 2,000-rial note reported
Oct 21, 2008 07:52 AM
Like P144, but new signature.
2,000 rials (US$0.20)
Pink and dark yellow. Front: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Back: Ka’aba at the Holy Mosque in Mecca. Microprinted solid security thread. Watermark: Khomeini. 150 x 72 mm. No date. Signature: Davood Danesh Djafari and Tahmasb Mazaheri. Introduced 25.09.2008.
Courtesy of Ali Nasseri.
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UAE new date (2007) notes confirmed
Oct 13, 2008 08:55 AM
Iran issues 500,000- and 1-million rial cheques
Sep 25, 2008 07:41 AM
In August 2008, the central bank
issued new cheques, which it claims are not banknotes although they
are legal tender just as if they were. They were introduced to
replace the array of high-denomination promissory notes which
private banks had been issuing to enable their customers to carry
out large transactions and which are now banned as the central bank
has moved to reassert control over the money supply.
500,000 rials (US$51.90)
Dark pink and brown. Front: Main gate of Imam Reza Holy Shrine in Mashhad. Back: Calligraphic text; Islamic design of flower. 2.5-mm microprinted windowed security thread. Watermark: Hakim Aboul-ghasem Ferdowsi. 160 x 75 mm. No date (2008). Signature: CBI president, Mr. Tahmasb Mazaheri. Introduced 16.08.2008.
1,000,000 rials (US$104)
Light blue and light brown. Front: Tachar Palace-Perspolis ruins in Shiraz. Back: Calligraphic text; Islamic design of flower. 2.5-mm microprinted windowed security thread. Watermark: Hakim Aboul-ghasem Ferdowsi with electrotype denomination. 160 x 75 mm. No date (2008). Signature: CBI president, Mr. Tahmasb Mazaheri. Introduced 23.08.2008.
Courtesy of Ali Nasseri.
500,000 rials (US$51.90)
Dark pink and brown. Front: Main gate of Imam Reza Holy Shrine in Mashhad. Back: Calligraphic text; Islamic design of flower. 2.5-mm microprinted windowed security thread. Watermark: Hakim Aboul-ghasem Ferdowsi. 160 x 75 mm. No date (2008). Signature: CBI president, Mr. Tahmasb Mazaheri. Introduced 16.08.2008.
1,000,000 rials (US$104)
Light blue and light brown. Front: Tachar Palace-Perspolis ruins in Shiraz. Back: Calligraphic text; Islamic design of flower. 2.5-mm microprinted windowed security thread. Watermark: Hakim Aboul-ghasem Ferdowsi with electrotype denomination. 160 x 75 mm. No date (2008). Signature: CBI president, Mr. Tahmasb Mazaheri. Introduced 23.08.2008.
Courtesy of Ali Nasseri.
Iran to revalue the rial
Sep 21, 2008 04:21 PM
According to a Gulfnews.com article
dated September 18, 2008, with inflation running above 27%, Iran’s
central bank will revalue the Islamic Republic’s currency by
slashing at three to four zeros, state radio quoted the governor,
Tahmasb Mazaheri. Two days later, after clashing with President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over economic policies, Mazaheri resigned, to
be replaced by the bank’s general secretary, Mahmoud Bahmani.
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Qatar issues new series of notes
Sep 21, 2008 03:13 PM
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 be gradually
replaced by the new series. New 100- and 500-riyal notes are in the
works, but details aren’t available. These denominations were
upgraded in 2007 with the addition of the 18-mm wide Optiks
security thread with see-through window, so bank officials did not
feel the need to update them at this time.
1 riyal (US$0.30)
Blue and purple. Front: Coat of arms with dhow, palm trees, and crossed swords. Back: Three native birds: crested lark, Eurasian bee eater, and lesser sand plover. Solid and windowed security threads. Watermark: Falcon head and electrotype denomination. Printer: TDLR (w/o imprint). 134 x 66 mm. No date. Signatures: Abdullah Saud Al-Thani (Governor) and Yousef Hussein Kamal (Minister of Finance). Introduced 15.09.2008.
5 riyals (US$1.40)
Green. Front: Coat of arms with dhow, palm trees, and crossed swords. Back: National Museum building; oryx and camel. Solid and windowed security threads. Watermark: Falcon head and electrotype denomination. Printer: TDLR (w/o imprint). 140 x 67.5 mm. No date. Signatures: Abdullah Saud Al-Thani (Governor) and Yousef Hussein Kamal (Minister of Finance). Introduced 15.09.2008.
10 riyals (US$2.75)
Green. Front: Coat of arms with dhow, palm trees, and crossed swords. Back: Dhow; sand dune at Khor al-Udeid. Solid and windowed security threads. Watermark: Falcon head and electrotype denomination. Printer: TDLR (w/o imprint). 146 x 69 mm. No date. Signatures: Abdullah Saud Al-Thani (Governor) and Yousef Hussein Kamal (Minister of Finance). Introduced 15.09.2008.
50 riyals (US$13.75)
Green. Front: Coat of arms with dhow, palm trees, and crossed swords. Back: Qatar Central Bank building; Oyster and Pearl monument. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread. Watermark: Falcon head and electrotype denomination. Printer: TDLR (w/o imprint). 152 x 70.5 mm. No date. Signatures: Abdullah Saud Al-Thani (Governor) and Yousef Hussein Kamal (Minister of Finance). Introduced 15.09.2008.
Courtesy of Mirsad Delic.
1 riyal (US$0.30)
Blue and purple. Front: Coat of arms with dhow, palm trees, and crossed swords. Back: Three native birds: crested lark, Eurasian bee eater, and lesser sand plover. Solid and windowed security threads. Watermark: Falcon head and electrotype denomination. Printer: TDLR (w/o imprint). 134 x 66 mm. No date. Signatures: Abdullah Saud Al-Thani (Governor) and Yousef Hussein Kamal (Minister of Finance). Introduced 15.09.2008.
5 riyals (US$1.40)
Green. Front: Coat of arms with dhow, palm trees, and crossed swords. Back: National Museum building; oryx and camel. Solid and windowed security threads. Watermark: Falcon head and electrotype denomination. Printer: TDLR (w/o imprint). 140 x 67.5 mm. No date. Signatures: Abdullah Saud Al-Thani (Governor) and Yousef Hussein Kamal (Minister of Finance). Introduced 15.09.2008.
10 riyals (US$2.75)
Green. Front: Coat of arms with dhow, palm trees, and crossed swords. Back: Dhow; sand dune at Khor al-Udeid. Solid and windowed security threads. Watermark: Falcon head and electrotype denomination. Printer: TDLR (w/o imprint). 146 x 69 mm. No date. Signatures: Abdullah Saud Al-Thani (Governor) and Yousef Hussein Kamal (Minister of Finance). Introduced 15.09.2008.
50 riyals (US$13.75)
Green. Front: Coat of arms with dhow, palm trees, and crossed swords. Back: Qatar Central Bank building; Oyster and Pearl monument. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread. Watermark: Falcon head and electrotype denomination. Printer: TDLR (w/o imprint). 152 x 70.5 mm. No date. Signatures: Abdullah Saud Al-Thani (Governor) and Yousef Hussein Kamal (Minister of Finance). Introduced 15.09.2008.
Courtesy of Mirsad Delic.
United Arab Emirates issues new 200-dirham note
Sep 20, 2008 11:21 AM
200 dirhams (US$54.45), 2004. Introduced 27.05.2008. Tan. Front: Sharia Court Department and Zayed Sports City. Back: Bank headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Fluorescent vertical serial number, falcon head as registration device, falcon head watermark with denomination numerals and coffee pot as electrotype, national emblem in metallic print, intaglio printing, denomination as latent image, holographic stripe, and windowed security thread with UAE 200 repeating.
Bahrain issues new note series
Mar 15, 2008 10:39 AM
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 Khalifa as watermark with
electrotype denomination, intaglio printing, windowed green-to-red
StarChrome security thread with CBB repeating, gold iridescent
stripe with denomination in Arabic and English, registration
device, denomination as latent image, CENTRALBANKOFBAHRAIN
microprinting, novel serial number fluoresces under UV light.
Additionally, the 5-, 10-, and 20-dinar notes also include a
hologram on the front.
In addition to the security features, the new banknotes also incorporate, for the first time, a feature to enable the visually-impaired to easily recognize the value of each note. The feature—which has erroneously been called braille by some media outlets—comprises a series of short, raised lines, which appear at the top right on the front face of the note. The BD1/2 has one line; BD1 has two lines and so on, up to BD20, with five lines.
1/2 dinar (US$1.30), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Orange and brown. Old Bahrain Court on front, Bahrain International Circuit (motorsport facility) in Sakhir on back.
1 dinar (US$2.65), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Red. Al Hedaya Al Khalifiya School (Bahrain’s first school) on front, Sail monument in Manama City and five galloping Arabian horses on back.
5 dinars (US$13.25), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Blue. Shaikh Isa House in Muharraq and Riffa Fort on front, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) smelter and the first oil well in Bahrain near Jebel Dukhan mountain on back.
10 dinars (US$26.50), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Green. King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa on front, Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Causeway on back.
20 dinars (US$53.05), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Brown and light blue. King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa on front, Al Fateh Islamic Center in Juffair on back.
In addition to the security features, the new banknotes also incorporate, for the first time, a feature to enable the visually-impaired to easily recognize the value of each note. The feature—which has erroneously been called braille by some media outlets—comprises a series of short, raised lines, which appear at the top right on the front face of the note. The BD1/2 has one line; BD1 has two lines and so on, up to BD20, with five lines.
1/2 dinar (US$1.30), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Orange and brown. Old Bahrain Court on front, Bahrain International Circuit (motorsport facility) in Sakhir on back.
1 dinar (US$2.65), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Red. Al Hedaya Al Khalifiya School (Bahrain’s first school) on front, Sail monument in Manama City and five galloping Arabian horses on back.
5 dinars (US$13.25), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Blue. Shaikh Isa House in Muharraq and Riffa Fort on front, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) smelter and the first oil well in Bahrain near Jebel Dukhan mountain on back.
10 dinars (US$26.50), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Green. King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa on front, Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Causeway on back.
20 dinars (US$53.05), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Brown and light blue. King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa on front, Al Fateh Islamic Center in Juffair on back.
Bahrain to issue new series of notes
Feb 27, 2008 12:01 PM
On September 6, 2006, King Hamad bin
Isa al-Khalifa passed a law replacing the Bahrain Monetary Agency
with a central bank assigned to issue bank notes and determine the
monetary policy of the kingdom. On February 27, 2008, the Central
Bank of Bahrain presented the king with samples from a new series
of banknotes scheduled to enter circulation soon. “We are delighted
to issue new banknotes that carry the picture of his majesty the
king, and depict Bahrain’s historical monuments and comprehensive
development of the prosperous era of his majesty,” said Shaikh
Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Khalifa, Bahrain’s finance minister. No
further details are available at this time.
Iran new sig. variety 50,000-rials note reported
Jan 18, 2008 12:15 AM
50,000 rials (US$5.40), ND (2007). Like the IRR50,000 reported in IBNS Journal 46.1p21, but new signatures (Mazaheri and Danesh Jafari).
Images courtesy of Armen Hovsepian (www.armenstamp.com).
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Jordan new date (2006 and 2007) varieties confirmed
Dec 30, 2007 02:52 PM
1 dinar (US$1.40), AH1427/2006. Like P34, but new date and new signatures.
5 dinars (US$7.05), AH1427/2006. Like P35, but new date and new signatures.
20 dinars (US$28.25), AH1427/2006. Like P37, but new date and new signatures.
50 dinars (US$70.65), AH1428/2007. Like P38, but new date and new signatures.
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Iraq may issue revalued banknotes in early 2008
Dec 03, 2007 08:08 AM
According to a Dow Jones Newswire
report of November 29, 2007, the Central Bank of Iraq is
contemplating rebasing the Iraqi dinar and issuing new banknotes
early in 2008. “The central bank will take a decision in three
months time from now, taking off three zeros from the current Iraqi
dinar value,” said Finance Minister Bayan Jabor. Printing new notes
and fully replacing the old ones would take two years. Iraq’s
current notes were printed by De La Rue, though Jabor didn’t say
which company would print the new banknotes.
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Qatar issues revised 100-riyal note
Nov 08, 2007 07:31 AM
100 riyals (US$27.50), ND (2007). Issued September 26, 2007. Like P24, but new signatures (Abdullah Saud Al-Thani; Yousef Hussein Kamal) and Optiks instead of windowed security thread. Images on back shifted to make room for Optiks. Printer: De La Rue (without imprint).
Images courtesy of Ronny Hick.
Qatar issues revised 500-riyal note
Nov 07, 2007 02:20 PM
500 riyals (US$137.40), ND (2007). Issued September 26, 2007. Like P25, but new signatures (Abdullah Saud Al-Thani; Yousef Hussein Kamal) and Optiks instead of windowed security thread. Images on back shifted to make room for Optiks. Printer: De La Rue (without imprint).
Images courtesy of Jamal A. Alrefai.
Israel to issue new polymer 20-new sheqalim note in 2008
Oct 07, 2007 01:11 PM
According to the Bank of Israel’s annual report released on October 7, 2007, “To improve the life of the NIS 20 [US$4.95] banknote, the Currency Department released an improved banknote in 2006 printed on higher quality paper with additional coating. As part of this improved quality, the Currency Department will be issuing the next issue of NIS 20 notes based on polypropylene, a polymer which is becoming more popular in many countries due to its durability.” On September 23, 2007, the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the bank is planning a trial run of 20 million NIS in polymer notes beginning in February 2008.
The bank’s annual report also stated, “In 2006 the Currency Department began planning a new banknote issue series, which includes many aspects, including changing the banknote design, improved security features and quality of banknote paper. The new series is planned to be issued in the next 4-5 years.”
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Israel issues new date (2007) 100-new sheqalim note
Sep 30, 2007 12:14 PM
Iran considering knocking three zeros off the rial
Sep 11, 2007 12:07 PM
On September 11, 2007, Iran’s central bank governor, Tahmasb Mazaheri, admitted that the bank is examining a proposal to knock three zeros off the rial to increase economic confidence and reduce the number of banknotes necessary to conduct cash transactions. Since the Islamic revolution of 1979, the exchange rate of the rial has gone from 70 rials to the dollar to 9,300 rials today. Iran’s largest denomination, the 50,000-rial note, was issued on March 12, 2007, and is worth approximately US$5.40.
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Saudi Arabia unveils new family of notes
May 21, 2007 04:45 PM
With today’s release of the SAR 50 and
100, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency has begun circulating its
5th Issue of notes. The new SAR 5 and 10 will appear at the
beginning of July, followed by the SAR 500 in September, and ending
with the SAR 1 in December.
1 riyal (US$0.25), 2007. Issued December 31, 2007. Light green. Front of first Islamic dinar coin at center, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz portrait at right. SAMA headquarters on back. 133 x 63 mm.
5 riyals (US$1.35), 2007. Issued July 2007. Violet. Ras Tanorah oil refinery at center, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz portrait at right. Jubayl Port in eastern region on back. 145 x 66 mm.
10 riyals (US$2.65), 2007. Issued July 2007. Brown. King Abdulaziz’s palace in Almoraba Area at center, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz portrait at right. King Abdulaziz Historical Center in Riyadh on back. 150 x 68 mm.
50 riyals (US$13.35), 2007. Issued May 21, 2007. Dark green. Al Sakhra Dome Mosque at center, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz portrait at right, also as watermark along with electrotype denomination, intaglio printing, visually impaired recognition bars, microtext, holographic stripe. Al Aqsa Mosque in Al Quds Al Shareef (Jerusalem), emblem of state in gold, fluorescent shapes, and windowed security thread on back. 155 x 70 mm.
100 riyals (US$26.65), 2007. Issued May 21, 2007. Red. Green Dome of The Prophet’s Mosque at center, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz portrait at right, also as watermark along with electrotype denomination, intaglio printing, visually impaired recognition bars, microtext, holographic stripe. The Prophet’s Mosque in Al Madinah Al Monawarah, emblem of state in gold, fluorescent shapes, and windowed security thread on back. 160 x 72 mm.
500 riyals (US$133.30), 2007. Issued September 2007. Blue. Holy Ka’aba at center, King Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al Saud portrait at right. Holy Mosque in Makkah Al Mukarramah on back. 166 x 74 mm.
Images courtesy of Ghassan Samman and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency.
1 riyal (US$0.25), 2007. Issued December 31, 2007. Light green. Front of first Islamic dinar coin at center, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz portrait at right. SAMA headquarters on back. 133 x 63 mm.
5 riyals (US$1.35), 2007. Issued July 2007. Violet. Ras Tanorah oil refinery at center, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz portrait at right. Jubayl Port in eastern region on back. 145 x 66 mm.
10 riyals (US$2.65), 2007. Issued July 2007. Brown. King Abdulaziz’s palace in Almoraba Area at center, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz portrait at right. King Abdulaziz Historical Center in Riyadh on back. 150 x 68 mm.
50 riyals (US$13.35), 2007. Issued May 21, 2007. Dark green. Al Sakhra Dome Mosque at center, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz portrait at right, also as watermark along with electrotype denomination, intaglio printing, visually impaired recognition bars, microtext, holographic stripe. Al Aqsa Mosque in Al Quds Al Shareef (Jerusalem), emblem of state in gold, fluorescent shapes, and windowed security thread on back. 155 x 70 mm.
100 riyals (US$26.65), 2007. Issued May 21, 2007. Red. Green Dome of The Prophet’s Mosque at center, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz portrait at right, also as watermark along with electrotype denomination, intaglio printing, visually impaired recognition bars, microtext, holographic stripe. The Prophet’s Mosque in Al Madinah Al Monawarah, emblem of state in gold, fluorescent shapes, and windowed security thread on back. 160 x 72 mm.
500 riyals (US$133.30), 2007. Issued September 2007. Blue. Holy Ka’aba at center, King Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al Saud portrait at right. Holy Mosque in Makkah Al Mukarramah on back. 166 x 74 mm.
Images courtesy of Ghassan Samman and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency.
Iran issues new 50,000-rial note featuring nuclear insignia
Mar 12, 2007 05:45 PM
50,000 rials (US$5.40), ND (2007). Issued March 12, 2007. Orange and lemon. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as portrait and watermark along with electrotype denomination, 2.5 mm windowed security thread, and registration device. Map of Persian Gulf with electrons orbiting an atom, and a legend from Prophet Mohammed: “If the science exists in this constellation, men from Persia will reach it,” on back. 166 x 79 mm.
Images courtesy of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hamid Reza Ebrahimi.
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United Arab Emirates issues new date (2006) notes
Feb 01, 2007 06:04 PM
The United Arab Emirates Central Bank has issued new 2006 dates for all four denominations of its banknote family.
The 50- and 100-dirham notes appear to be unchanged from the current Pick 26 and 27, respectively, except for the new dates on the back.
The 500- and 1,000-dirham notes are like Pick 28 and 25, respectively, but in addition to the new dates, they also now incorporate the denomination in the holographic security stripe at right.
Images courtesy of Amal Mehilba.
Jordan new date (2006) 50-dinar note confirmed
Dec 23, 2006 09:39 AM
Israel new date (2006) 200-new sheqalim note reported
Dec 23, 2006 09:39 AM
Jordan new date (2005) 1-dinar note confirmed
Dec 22, 2006 09:54 AM
1 dinar (US$1.40), AH1426/2005. Like Pick 34, but new date and new signatures.
Courtesy of Abdullah Beydoun.
1950 Lebanon 50-livres (Pick 52) reported missing
Dec 21, 2006 09:54 AM
Lee Gordon (IBNS member LM100) reports a Lebanese 50-livres note dated 1950 (Pick 52) has gone missing in the mails. The note was sent from Switzerland to the United States by TNT in a registered package posted November 17 by Hans Kajblad (IBNS member 4277). The package was never delivered and it’s feared that the note may have been stolen.
Anyone with information about the location of this note (number 3026627, series B.122 - 627) is asked to contact Lee Gorden ASAP.
Six Arab states plan to issue unified currency in 2010
Oct 24, 2006 10:34 AM
Bank of Israel publishes new book on notes and coins
Oct 11, 2006 10:47 AM
The Bank of Israel has published a new
book, “Banknotes and Coins of Israel 1927-2006.” The fruit of
intensive research, the book is published by the Currency
Department of the Bank of Israel.
The book details the entire series of banknotes and coins issued during the period covered. Each note and coin is presented pictorially, and accompanying text describes both the design of motif and the choice behind it. The publication is unique in its technical detail of the notes and coins––size, cover, security measures against counterfeiting, designers and periods of circulation––as well additional background material including the original photographs which provided the source of the designs of the banknotes and coins. Next to the photos of each coin is an example of the original coin––usually an ancient Hebrew coin––upon which the modern coin was based.
The book has a foreword by the Governor of the Bank, Professor Stanley Fischer, and was written by Yigal Arkin, a collector and researcher of means of payments, with scientific editing by Dr. Rachel Barkay, numismatic curator of the Bank of Israel.
This colorful, hardback, richly illustrated book has colored margins for ease of reference. The Bank of Israel hopes that such an extensive compendium will provide both a source of information and enjoyment to the public, and will help to increase general knowledge of the banknotes and coins of both the modern-day Israel and of the young state-in-the-making.
The book is available in both Hebrew and English and is priced at NIS 98 (approximately US$23).
Though the book will shortly be for sale at stores, currently it can only be purchased directly from the Bank of Israel. To buy the book, payment can be either by credit card from the Publications Unit of the Bank of Israel: Tel: 02-6552767; Fax: 02-6552984; email: matikahn@boi.gov.il; or by sending a check (payable to the Bank of Israel) to: The Bank of Israel Publications Unit P.B. 780 Jerusalem 91007.
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The book details the entire series of banknotes and coins issued during the period covered. Each note and coin is presented pictorially, and accompanying text describes both the design of motif and the choice behind it. The publication is unique in its technical detail of the notes and coins––size, cover, security measures against counterfeiting, designers and periods of circulation––as well additional background material including the original photographs which provided the source of the designs of the banknotes and coins. Next to the photos of each coin is an example of the original coin––usually an ancient Hebrew coin––upon which the modern coin was based.
The book has a foreword by the Governor of the Bank, Professor Stanley Fischer, and was written by Yigal Arkin, a collector and researcher of means of payments, with scientific editing by Dr. Rachel Barkay, numismatic curator of the Bank of Israel.
This colorful, hardback, richly illustrated book has colored margins for ease of reference. The Bank of Israel hopes that such an extensive compendium will provide both a source of information and enjoyment to the public, and will help to increase general knowledge of the banknotes and coins of both the modern-day Israel and of the young state-in-the-making.
The book is available in both Hebrew and English and is priced at NIS 98 (approximately US$23).
Though the book will shortly be for sale at stores, currently it can only be purchased directly from the Bank of Israel. To buy the book, payment can be either by credit card from the Publications Unit of the Bank of Israel: Tel: 02-6552767; Fax: 02-6552984; email: matikahn@boi.gov.il; or by sending a check (payable to the Bank of Israel) to: The Bank of Israel Publications Unit P.B. 780 Jerusalem 91007.
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Bahrain’s new central bank to issue new note series
Sep 06, 2006 10:53 AM
On September 6, 2006, King Hamad bin
Isa al-Khalifa passed a law replacing the Bahrain Monetary Agency
with a central bank assigned to issue bank notes and determine the
monetary policy of the kingdom. The Central Bank of Bahrain will
continue the policies of the agency it replaces. “It’s business as
usual, there will be no changes,” said Khaled Hamad, executive
director of banking supervision.
Nonetheless, since the current series of notes (Pick 18 - 25) carry the name of the Bahrain Monetary Agency on the back, a revised series of notes will be released bearing the name of the new issuing authority. “We will be issuing new notes in the future, but the whole process takes time because we have to create a new design, get security and signatures,” said banking operations executive director Dr. Abdulrahman Saif. “Bahrain’s notes will remain legal tender until the Central Bank issues new ones and they won’t be withdrawn overnight. Even if we issue them, the current ones will be legal for some time.”
Nonetheless, since the current series of notes (Pick 18 - 25) carry the name of the Bahrain Monetary Agency on the back, a revised series of notes will be released bearing the name of the new issuing authority. “We will be issuing new notes in the future, but the whole process takes time because we have to create a new design, get security and signatures,” said banking operations executive director Dr. Abdulrahman Saif. “Bahrain’s notes will remain legal tender until the Central Bank issues new ones and they won’t be withdrawn overnight. Even if we issue them, the current ones will be legal for some time.”
Lebanon issues new 1,000-livre note dated 2004
Jan 01, 2006 11:20 AM
Kuwait new signatures 10-dinar note confirmed
Jan 01, 2006 11:15 AM
