Reference Site for Islamic Banknotes

Bahrain: No.11b Twenty dinars

 

First issued — (Unknown).
Size — 160 mm x 80 mm.
Signature — Sheikh Khalifah bin Sulman al Khalifah.
Watermark — The head of a falcon
Security thread — Solid.
Printer — Thomas de la Rue and Company.
Variety — ‘Compass’ feature next to map is now a perfect registration device. Latent images of the denomination in Arabic characters are in the top border. There is a silver disc at bottom left, below the value of the note. The top left serial number is printed vertically in red ink, while the bottom right serial number is printed horizontally in black ink; and the fluorescent features are now green.
Illustration — Standard design for the issue, with a minaret of the al Fadhel mosque.
Back
Illustration — Government House.
Variety — Government House is printed with orange ink. There is micro-printing around border used for the area holding the watermark.


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