10 Dinars

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.