Katalog
| Emittent | Central Bank of Kuwait |
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| Jahr | 1991-1994 |
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| Größe | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Druckerei | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Im Umlauf bis | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Vorderseitenlegende | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Rückseitenbeschreibung | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Rückseitenlegende | Central Bank of Kuwait Ten Dinars |
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| Sicherheitsmerkmal | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Beschreibung der Sicherheitsmerkmale | Dhow watermark visible when held to light |
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| Anmerkungen |
Kuwait's Fourth Issue was produced before the Iraqi invasion of August 1990 but could not be released as planned — the occupation froze the Central Bank's operations entirely. When liberation came in February 1991, the Kuwaiti government faced an immediate currency crisis: the Third Issue dinars had been looted en masse by Iraqi forces and flooded into regional black markets, some reportedly used to finance arms purchases. A rapid demonetization was ordered, and the Fourth Issue — this series — was rushed into circulation with a tight redemption window deliberately designed to strand the stolen notes.
The replacement exercise was one of the fastest demonetizations of the post-war Gulf, completed in a matter of weeks in 1991.