Kuwait's fourth series, introduced after the restoration of the emirate following the Iraqi occupation, required entirely new designs — the previous series had been compromised when Iraqi forces looted the Central Bank's vaults in August 1990, removing large quantities of banknotes that subsequently circulated under occupation and flooded regional black markets. The 1994 series was partly a demonetization solution, not merely a routine update.
De La Rue had printed earlier Kuwaiti issues as well, giving the series design continuity despite the political rupture. P#27 carries a segmented security thread, a relatively modest specification for the period given Kuwait's oil wealth — later series would adopt substantially more complex security packages.
Kuwait's fourth series, introduced after the restoration of the emirate following the Iraqi occupation, required entirely new designs — the previous series had been compromised when Iraqi forces looted the Central Bank's vaults in August 1990, removing large quantities of banknotes that subsequently circulated under occupation and flooded regional black markets. The 1994 series was partly a demonetization solution, not merely a routine update.
De La Rue had printed earlier Kuwaiti issues as well, giving the series design continuity despite the political rupture. P#27 carries a segmented security thread, a relatively modest specification for the period given Kuwait's oil wealth — later series would adopt substantially more complex security packages.