Catalog
1 Rial
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1987-1994 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id in traditional Omani dress and turban occupies the right portion of the note against a multicolour guilloche underprint in pastel tones of green and yellow. The bank title in Arabic script appears at upper centre, with the denomination in large calligraphic Arabic lettering at centre, and the inscription 'Sultan of Oman' in Arabic below the governor's facsimile signature. Ornate red arabesque borders frame all four sides, with the national emblem at top centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | البنك المركزي العُماني ريال واحد سلطان عُمان |
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Oman's paper rial series of this period reflected the Sultanate's deliberate conservatism in currency design — the Central Bank moved slowly on security upgrades while Gulf neighbours were adopting foil strips and colour-shifting inks. This note relied on a watermark alone, which by the early 1990s was already considered minimal protection for a denomination of this value.
De La Rue's production for Oman during these years was consistent and clean. Paper quality on circulated examples tends to hold well — the cotton substrate resists the humidity and dust of Gulf circulation better than many regional issues of the same decade.