Catalog
1 Rial - Qaboos Independence
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Currency | Rial (1972-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | البنك المركزي العماني ريال واحد العيد الوطني الخامس وثلاثون (Translation: Central Bank of Oman One Rial 35th National Day) |
| Reverse description | Multicolour print in predominant tones of purple and green; to the left is a vignette of the RNOV Shabab Oman, a barquentine training vessel of the Royal Navy of Oman, above which a flock of greater flamingos is shown in flight. The lower register carries a display of traditional Omani silver jewellery and a Baluchi female silver anklet bracelet, above which rises a mosque minaret, while Jalali Fortress occupies the lower right corner. |
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| Comments |
Pick 43 was issued to mark Oman's National Day, commemorating the country's declaration of full independence from British treaty obligations in 1971 — though in practice the sultanate had operated with substantial autonomy well before that date. The commemorative framing is somewhat understated for a De La Rue production of this period, when the firm was producing far more elaborate security packages for Gulf issuers.
Watermark-only security is notably sparse for a 2005 issue. By that point most comparable commemorative notes in the region carried security threads, color-shifting ink, or both.