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Bahrain: No.7 One-half dinar
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First issued — 16 December 1979.
Size — 144 mm x 64 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 head of a bull cast in bronze, which was found at excavations at Babar. This head was found in the excavations of a temple complex near Barbar. Estimated to have been built around 2500 BC, the copper bull’s head was found with many other items in the tank of the temple.
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Illustration — The smelting house of Aluminium Bahrain – Aluminium Bahrain, or ALBA as it is more commonly referred to, is one of the earlier initiatives of the Bahrain Development Bureau, which was established to facilitate investment and employment in Bahrain. ALBA was established with through a consortium of British, Swedish, French and United States companies and the Government of Bahrain. The £40 million smelter built for ALBA was designed to produce 90,000 tons of aluminium a year. After many years of progress and development the plant now produces 460,000 tonnes a year.