Catalog
100 Dinars 15th Hijrah Century
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kuwait |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1960-1990 and 1991-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two of Islam's most sacred mosque complexes in a panoramic arrangement: Al-Masjid Al-Haram (The Great Mosque of Mecca) to the left and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (the Prophet's Mosque in Medina) to the right, both rendered in fine architectural detail. Surrounding legends in Arabic and English commemorate the occasion of the coin's issue, reading المسجد الحرام, المسجد النبوي, and مطلع القَرن الخَامِس عَشَر الهِجري along with the Hijri year سَنَة ١٤٠١ هـ. The English inscription BEGINNING OF 15TH HIJRAH CENTURY and the date 1401 A.H. appear in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | المسجد النبوي المسجِد الحرام مطلع القَرن الخَامِس عَشَر الهِجري سَنَة ١٤٠١ هـ BEGINNING OF 15TH HIJRAH CENTURY 1401 A.H. (Translation: Al-Masjid Al-Haram Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Beginning of the 15th Hijrah century Year 1401 AH) |
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Issued to mark the start of the 15th Hijri century — a calendrical milestone the Gulf states treated with genuine ceremonial weight — this piece was struck in a limited commemorative run rather than for circulation. Kuwait's oil revenues at the time gave the Central Bank unusual latitude to produce high-denomination gold issues with no expectation they would ever pass through a souk.