Reference Site for Islamic Banknotes

Bahrain: No.8 One dinar

First issued — 16 December 1979.
Size — 148 mm x 68 mm.
Signature — Sheikh Khalifah bin Sulman al Khalifah.
Watermark — The head of a falcon.
Security thread — Solid.
Printer — Thomas de la Rue and Company.
Illustration — Standard design for the issue, with the minaret of Manama mosque – The Manama mosque was built in 1938 with the first oil revenues. Largely an unimaginative building, the minaret is perhaps the building’s most interesting feature.
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Illustration — The headquarters of the Bahrain Monetary Agency. Located on the Corniche in Manama, the modern headquarters of the BMA were opened in September 1978.