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Bahrain: No.17 One-half dinar
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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 Narrow windowed thread.
Printer Thomas de la Rue and Company.
Illustration A weaver on a hand-loom Weaving is not an industry as such on Bahrain, but it is a traditional activity on the island. The Awzars, which are garments worn around the waist by villagers in the summer months, were woven from imported cotton. Also, in many coastal villages, the winter months were employed by many sailors for the weaving of sail-cloth. The man illustrated on the ½-dinar note is a famous blind weaver of the Bani Jamra Village Handicraft centre.
Back
Illustration An aerial view of the plant of Aluminium Bahrain. (See the entry for 7. ½ Dinar (Back) for a description.)