Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
100 Riyals
| Issuer | Qatar Central Bank |
|---|---|
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | P#18 |
| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a multicolour guilloche rosette at centre bearing the denomination in Arabic script (مائة ريال), surrounded by intricate floral underprint in pastel tones. The Qatar Central Bank title in Arabic appears in a cartouche at upper centre, with the national coat of arms — a dhow flanked by palm trees within a circular device — intaglio-printed at right. Two serial numbers appear in Arabic-Indic numerals at upper left and lower centre, with the Governor and Minister of Finance signature lines in Arabic at lower centre. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
Qatar Central Bank's 1996 series was the third definitive issue for an independent Qatari currency, following the earlier Qatar and Dubai rival notes and the first purely Qatari issues of 1973. By the mid-1990s, Qatar's rapid expansion of LNG infrastructure demanded a credible, professionally secured currency series — De La Rue was the logical choice, having printed earlier Qatari issues as well.
The security specification here is notably minimal for the period. A basic watermark and single security thread, with no microprinting or color-shifting ink, reflects mid-1990s Gulf standards rather than any particular cost decision.