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| Uitgever | Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency |
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| Jaar | 1960 |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | 160 x 80 mm |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central intaglio vignette of traditional dhows under sail in Jeddah harbour, set against a coastal cityscape rendered in fine detail. Ornate Moorish arch guilloche borders frame the design on either side, with Arabic inscriptions and the issuer's name running across the top. Denomination numerals appear in the upper right and lower corners, with dual serial numbers printed in red. |
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| Beveiligingstype | Watermark |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency was established in 1952, and its earliest note issues were politically delicate — religious opposition to paper currency depicting human imagery forced design compromises that shaped the entire early SAMA series. This note belongs to the second issue, the first having appeared in 1954, and De La Rue held the printing contract throughout both.
The P#8 series was withdrawn relatively quickly as Saudi oil revenues accelerated the need for a more sophisticated currency infrastructure, and the 1961 establishment of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency's expanded regulatory framework preceded a full redesign. Surviving circulated examples frequently show edge wear concentrated at the folds, consistent with the humid Gulf coastal trade routes where notes degraded faster than in the interior.