Catalog
10 Dinars
| Issuer | Kuwait Currency Board |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Value | 10 Dinars (10 KWD) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah at right, set within an elaborate arabesque guilloche framework with geometric and floral underprint in multicolour. The central cartouche carries the denomination in Arabic script, with the issuer name in Arabic at top and the date in the lower panel. Denomination numerals appear at both left and right margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | مجلس النقد الكويتي عشرة دنانير |
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Kuwait gained full independence from Britain in June 1961, and the Currency Board was established almost immediately — this note is among the first issues Kuwait ever produced as a sovereign state, replacing the Indian Gulf rupee that had served as the effective currency for decades. The decision to issue a distinct Kuwaiti currency was made with unusual speed; the Kuwaiti dinar was introduced just weeks after independence.
Bradbury Wilkinson printed the series at their New Malden works, where they handled a substantial portion of the world's colonial and post-colonial note production during this period. P#5 is the highest denomination in the inaugural dinar series.