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1/2 Dinar - Sheikh Sabah
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kuwait |
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| Year | 1970-1982 |
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| In circulation to | 31 May 1982 |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, 2nd Emir of Kuwait (r. 1965–1977), positioned to the right in intaglio print, wearing traditional keffiyeh and agal. The denomination نصف دينار (Half Dinar) is inscribed in large Arabic script at centre, above two lines of Arabic text referencing the issuing authority and legal basis, with two signature lines below. The note is framed by an ornate multicolour guilloche border with stylised floral cornerpieces, and the bank name بنك الكويت المركزي appears at the top in Arabic. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the main building of Kuwait University rendered in a detailed architectural engraving, with a water tower visible to the left. The inscription "Central Bank of Kuwait" appears in decorative script at the upper centre, and "Half Dinar" is set within a scroll cartouche along the lower margin. The design is framed by an ornate guilloche border with arabesque cornerpieces bearing the fraction 1/2 in each corner, printed in tones of violet and multicolour underprint. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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