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An oil derrick vignette occupies the left side against a pink and magenta guilloche underprint, with the denomination in Arabic script in all four corners. The Kuwaiti coat of arms — a dhow above waves flanked by a falcon — appears in an intaglio circular cartouche at right, surmounted by the Arabic inscription of the issuing authority. Two signature lines with Arabic titles appear in the lower centre, flanked by rosette guilloche medallions. |
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A detailed aerial-perspective vignette of a large oil refinery complex with processing towers, storage tanks and pipelines extends across the full width of the note. The English inscription 'Central Bank of Kuwait' runs along the top margin, with 'Quarter Dinar' lettered in the lower right. Denomination numerals in guilloche rosettes occupy all four corners, and a multicoloured geometric Islamic star pattern appears in the lower centre. |
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This note belongs to the series rushed into production after Iraq's 1990 invasion rendered the existing Kuwaiti currency effectively worthless — Iraqi authorities had stripped the country of its banknote stocks and, for a period, circulated the Kuwaiti dinar illegally at artificial rates. When liberation came in February 1991, Kuwait needed a functioning currency immediately, and the pre-arranged De La Rue printing made rapid reintroduction possible.
The entire series was later demonetized in 1991 itself as part of a deliberate strategy to invalidate notes looted during the occupation — this "fourth issue" had a remarkably short official window.