Bahrain One-Half Dinar Type 1973

Name/Title

Bahrain One-Half Dinar Type 1973

Entry/Object ID

2004.004.092

Description

Bahrain One-Half Dinar Type 1973. Issued 1993. English on reverse with Arabic on Obverse. Accession number written on reverse at the bottom.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Bureau

Thomas De La Rue & Co

Date made

1993

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Bahrain

Region

West Asia

Continent

Asia

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

Bahraini Dinar

Denomination

1/2

Issuing Authority

Bahrain Monetary Agency

Production Dates

1993

Serial Number

630239

Obverse

Description

Background made up of arabesques and guilloche patterns. Texts in Arabic. Prefix and horizontal and vertical numbering in black and red. Map on the left. The Bahraini coat of arms shield in the center is in red. Blind weaver of the Bani Jamra Village Handicraft Center. “١/٢” value in the angles.

Reverse

Description

Texts in English. Aerial view of the aluminum foundry in Alba on the left. Value "1/2" in the corners

Security Features

Type

Watermark

Notes

Antelope head (Arabian Oryx)

Type

Security Ribbon

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Obverse

Transcription

Scheikh Khalifa bin Sulman al Khalifa

Language

Arabic

Notes

Chairman / Prime Minister

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Pick Number

Other Number

12

Dimensions

Width

2-13/16 in

Length

5-5/8 in

Composition

Material

Paper