Bahrain One-Half Dinar Type 1973

Name/Title

Bahrain One-Half Dinar Type 1973

Entry/Object ID

1991.049.026

Description

Bahrain One-Half Dinar Type 1973. Issued1978-1979. English on reverse and Arabic on obverse. Accession number written on reverse at the bottom.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Bureau

Thomas De La Rue & Co

Date made

1978 - 1979

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

1978 - 1979

Obverse

Description

Background composed of arabesques and guilloche patterns. Texts in Arabic. Prefix and numbering in black. Head of a copper bull lower left and map. Dhow in the center and the Bahraini coat of arms on the right. “١/٢” value in the corners.

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

Falcon head

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

7a

Dimensions

Width

2-1/2 in

Length

5-11/16 in

Composition

Material

Paper