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Bahrain: No.20a Five dinars
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First issued — Unknown.
Size — 143 mm x 71.5 mm.
Signature — Sheikh Khalifah bin Sulman al Khalifah.
Watermark — The head of an oryx.
Security thread — Wide, windowed thread with ‘BMA’ (Latin text) and ‘Bahrain Monetary Agency’ (Arabic text) micro printed on the thread.
Printer — Thomas de la Rue and Company.
Illustration — The south-western tower of Riffa Fort. The fort of Rifaa al Sharqi is built on the escarpment overlooking the Hunainiya valley south of Manama near the centre of Bahrain. Work commenced on the fort in 1812 under the authority of Sheikh Sulman bin Ahmed al Khalifah. It is though that the fort was built on the site of the palace of Sheikh Farir, said to have been built at Rifaa al-Sharqi overlooking the central plain of Bahrain.
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Illustration — Bahrain International Airport – The Bahrain International Airport is located on the island of Muharraq, which lies to the north-east of Manama and is connected to the main island by a modern causeway. The original international terminal was opened in December 1961, but a new terminal built to handle the increased traffic opened in 1971. Further expansion took place in 1975 and in March 1994 a major refurbishment and expansion of the airport was completed. Bahrain International Airport is the home of Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Oman.