Catalog
1 Dinar
| Issuer | South Arabian Currency Authority |
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| Year | 1965-1967 |
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| Size | 150 x 75 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette shows an intaglio-printed dhow under sail on the harbour of Aden, with the rugged Crater mountain range rising in the background and the coastal townscape visible to the right. The issuer's name appears in both English and Arabic along the top, flanked by the denomination value '£1' and 'د١' in the upper corners, with arabesque guilloche borders framing all four sides. Two manuscript signatures of the Secretary and Chairman appear below the central vignette, with the serial number printed twice in black. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The South Arabian Currency Authority was established in 1964 to provide a unified monetary system for the Federation of South Arabia, a British-sponsored political construction that was already struggling against nationalist insurgency by the time these notes entered circulation. The Authority's lifespan was short by design — British withdrawal from Aden was announced in 1966, and the SACA was dissolved when the People's Republic of South Yemen declared independence in November 1967, making this entire series one of the briefest currency runs in the region's history.
De La Rue printed all three denominations in the series. Notes from the final months of issue, late 1967, were largely unissued and destroyed during the political transition.